Comer insists on Secret Service briefing for White House cocaine discovery.

House Committee Chairman Calls for Secret Service Briefing on White House Cocaine Discovery

Rep. James Comer (R., Ky.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, has demanded a briefing from the Secret Service regarding the recent discovery of cocaine in the White House.

“This incident has raised additional concerns with the Committee regarding the level of security maintained at the White House,” Comer wrote in a Friday letter to the Secret Service. “In order to assist the Committee with its investigation, please provide a staff level briefing.”

Comer, responsible for overseeing and investigating the federal government, has set a deadline of July 14 for the briefing.

White House Evacuated After Cocaine Discovery

The White House was evacuated on Sunday when agents found a suspicious substance during a routine sweep. Subsequently, the substance was identified as cocaine. Notably, President Joe Biden and his immediate family, including his son Hunter Biden, were not present at the White House during the incident.

Accounts of the discovery have varied since the initial report.

A dispatch call from the Washington, D.C., cocaine discovery.”>fire department initially stated that the substance was found in the “library” of the executive mansion. However, a Secret Service spokesman later clarified that it was discovered in the West Wing.

Subsequent reports have indicated that the drugs were found in a restricted area of the White House, on a day when public tours are typically not offered.

Comer emphasized the need for his committee to “assess White House security practices and determine whose failures” led to this situation.