Former Trump White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany dismissed the idea that Hunter Biden could be responsible for bringing cocaine into the White House, while Biden officials invoked the Hatch Act to avoid commenting about potential ties with the president’s son.
In a July 6 Truth Social post, Trump stated, “Does anyone really believe that the COCAINE found in the West Wing of the White House…is for the use of anyone other than Hunter [and] Joe Biden?” He added, “The Fake News Media will soon start saying that the amount found was ‘very small,’ it wasn’t really COCAINE, but rather common ground-up Aspirin.
Andrew Bates, the White House Deputy Press Secretary, further fueled debate about the drug issue after he avoided giving a clear answer to a reporter who asked whether Bates was willing to say that the cocaine did not belong to the president or his son.
I don’t have a response to that because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act,” said Bates.
The Hatch Act restricts federal employees from taking part in certain partisan political activities, referring to activities directed at the success or failure of a party or candidate.
Richard Painter commented on this invocation of the Hatch Act, saying, “What the … does the Hatch Act have to do with cocaine?
This is the most ridiculous invocation of the Hatch Act I’ve ever heard.” Speculation regarding Hunter Biden’s involvement increased due to his known history of drug use.
In his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” Hunter admitted that he was addicted to crack cocaine for several years.
There is forensic evidence, controlled access, cameras, witnesses, the manifest of who actually is coming to the White House, and who’s going through those areas, along with a limited timeframe.
They’ve got so much information … this one’s a pretty straightforward investigation,” Morgan said.
My question is, how much of that has been done.
The news raised questions about whether the Secret Service was allowed to conduct an investigation without interference from White House officials.
If cocaine would have been found in the White House when Trump was president, the DEA and D.C.
police would have conducted a no-knock raid and arrested everyone inside,” he stated.