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   On 2023-08-09, Leroy N. Soetoro  wrote:   
   > https://nypost.com/2023/08/08/white-house-cocaine-belonged-to-biden-   
   > family-orbit-report/   
   >   
   > A bag of cocaine found in the West Wing last month reportedly may have   
   > belonged to someone in the “Biden family orbit” — and the president   
   > allegedly knows who it is.   
   >   
   > Soldier of Fortune publisher Susan Katz Keating made the shocking claim,   
   > citing three security sources, in a report published Sunday — even texting   
   > a number linked to President Biden in a bid to sniff out the culprit.   
   >   
   > The Post has not been able to independently confirm the Soldier of Fortune   
   > report and the Secret Service has vehemently denied it.   
   >   
   > According to Keating, while the Secret Service publicly announced July 13   
   > they had closed the investigation without identifying a suspect due to a   
   > “lack of physical evidence,” authorities were able to follow enough clues   
   > to come up with a name — and were confident enough in their detective work   
   > to inform the commander-in-chief.   
   >   
   > “If you want the name, ask Joe Biden,” one source told Keating.   
   >   
   > “He knows who it is.”   
   >   
   > “It was someone within the Biden family orbit, and it wasn’t Hunter,” said   
   > a second source, referring to the president’s adult son — an admitted   
   > recovering drug addict.   
   >   
   > https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-   
   > 08-at-6.44.38-PM.png   
   >   
   > The Post texted the number and was unable to get an answer either.   
   > The New York Post   
   > Keating then said she texted a number provided by the White House,   
   > purportedly to send Biden SMS messages, and asked point-blank: “Three   
   > trusted sources tell me the Secret Service gave you the name of the person   
   > who brought the cocaine into the Executive Mansion. Is this true; and if   
   > so, can you please confirm the name?”   
   >   
   > The message from Keating bounced back with the label “Not Delivered.”   
   >   
   > The Post sought to replicate the process by texting the same number   
   > provided in the Soldier of Fortune article.   
   >   
   > The response appeared to be an automated text linking to the Community   
   > messaging platform.   
   >   
   > Last July, the White House announced Biden had joined Community, a text   
   > messaging system in which celebrities can communicate with ordinary folks   
   > directly.   
   >   
   > Biden’s team rolled out a Delaware-based phone number for the platform,   
   > encouraging everyday citizens to share their personal experiences with gun   
   > violence.   
   >   
   > The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.   
   >   
   > Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Post that Soldier of   
   > Fortune’s claim that the agency identified the cocaine’s owner and then   
   > briefed the president “is false.”   
   >   
   > “The Secret Service does not know who transported the small bag of cocaine   
   > into the White House,” Guglielmi said.   
   >   
   > “Our investigation could not lead to a person of interest and there were   
   > no discernible fingerprints or DNA that could be recovered from the   
   > packaging.”   
   >   
   > He added: “Our source is the independent crime lab of the Federal Bureau   
   > of Investigation. This institution is not affiliated with the Secret   
   > Service, or the Department of Homeland Security. The FBI is nationally   
   > accredited in this area of forensic science and they conducted a very   
   > thorough analysis of the packaging.”   
   >   
   > Prior to purchasing Soldier of Fortune and becoming its publisher in May   
   > 2022, Keating worked as a reporter at the Washington Times covering   
   > security issues before moving to the Washington Examiner to become a   
   > senior editor.   
   >   
   > “I noted the text because every other method I tried brought no results. I   
   > am getting a lot of good information from sources, but I have to give the   
   > White House / Biden the opportunity to respond,” Keating told The Post.   
   >   
   > “I sent several text messages, as per their offering. Each time, it   
   > bounced back as undelivered. I published the screen-shot to show that I   
   > used the method the White House told me to use, and it didn’t work. I   
   > wanted to document that I made the attempt.”   
   >   
   > On July 2, a Secret Service agent on a routine patrol flagged roughly one   
   > gram of cocaine in a storage locker inside the West Wing executive   
   > entrance, according to GOP lawmakers briefed on the matter.   
   >   
   > The illicit drug was discovered one floor below the Oval Office and steps   
   > from the Situation Room — though administration officials noted the latter   
   > room has not been used for months due to ongoing renovations.   
   >   
   > There were also no cameras situated in a position to capture footage of   
   > the offender, the protective agency told lawmakers.   
   >   
   > The quickness of the public investigation and the inability — or   
   > unwillingness — of law enforcement to identify who brought illegal drugs   
   > into one of the most secure buildings in the world caused shock and   
   > outrage among Republicans and other Biden critics.   
   >   
   > “I wonder where that cocaine came from, what happened?” former President   
   > Donald Trump riffed at a New Hampshire rally Tuesday.   
   >   
   > “That was the quickest investigation I’ve ever seen,” he added.   
   >   
   > Last month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at a   
   > reporter from The Post who sought assurances that the dimebag was not the   
   > property of a Biden family member.   
   >   
   > “You know, there has been some irresponsible reporting about the family,”   
   > Jean-Pierre said.   
   >   
   > “The Biden family was not here,” Jean-Pierre stressed.   
   >   
   > “They were not here. They were at Camp David. They were not here Friday,   
   > they were not here Saturday or Sunday, they were not even here Monday.   
   > They came back on Tuesday. So to ask that question is actually incredibly   
   > irresponsible, and I’ll just leave it there.”   
   >   
   > The cocaine was discovered on a Sunday night, two days before the   
   > Independence Day holiday.   
   >   
   > Biden had departed for Camp David the Friday before the discovery,   
   > accompanied by Hunter, who attracted suspicion after pool reports noted he   
   > had been spotted around the White House that day.   
   >   
   > Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substance Act and its   
   > possession, use and distribution are illegal under federal law.   
   >   
   > Last year, the Secret Service also discovered trace amounts of marijuana   
   > in the White House.   
   >   
   > The year before that, five members of President Biden’s staff were fired   
   > for past pot use, with one terminated aide claiming to the Daily Beast   
   > that the White House was “exclusively targeting younger staff and staff   
   > who came from states where it was legal.”   
      
   Only a fool would believe that the Secret Service has no idea who left the   
   drugs.   
      
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