{"id":3148,"date":"2023-07-08T23:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T23:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2023-07-08T23:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T23:30:03","slug":"tom-cotton-sets-stage-to-nail-hunter-in-wh-cocaine-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/08\/tom-cotton-sets-stage-to-nail-hunter-in-wh-cocaine-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton Sets Stage to Nail Hunter in WH Cocaine Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas set the stage to force the Secret Service to reveal the identity of the cocaine culprit inside the White House in a letter to the agency\u2019s director on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, a white substance was found in the West Wing as the building was briefly evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>The substance was tested and found to have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dan-bongino-gives-explosive-inside-scoop-cocaine-g%20ate-no-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cocaine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/white-house-cocaine-culprit-unlikely-to-be-found-law-enforcement-official-00104742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politico<\/a>, investigators quickly said they did not believe they would ever find the person who brought the drug onto the property.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy correspondence to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Cotton asked her to brief him about protocols in place to keep the White House secure.<\/p>\n<p>Those are protocols that presumably would find a suspect in any other crime committed in what is supposed to be the most secure building in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton essentially asked Cheatle to show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-secret-service-agent-ex-wh-official-blow-lid-off-wh-cocaine-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the agency\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0hand as the Secret Service has been accused of purposely fumbling the investigation and of protecting Hunter Biden \u2014 who many believe is the source of the latest Biden administration scandal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-154\" src=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-39.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-39.png 532w, https:\/\/breakingnewspapers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-39-300x296.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"525\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI urge you to release that information quickly, as the\u00a0American people deserve to know whether illicit drugs were found in an area where confidential information is exchanged,\u201d Cotton\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotton.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/cotton-to-secret-service-release-information-about-cocaine-found-in-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cIf the White House complex is not secure, Congress needs to know the details,\u00a0as well as your plan to correct any security flaws. Please answer the following questions as soon as practicable,\u00a0but in any event\u00a0no later than 5:00PM on Friday, July 14.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tom-cotton-hits-woke-ceo-9-brutal-words-kroger-albertsons-come-crying-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cotton<\/a>\u00a0asked to be contacted immediately about scheduling a briefing.<\/p>\n<p>He also asked for some key information regarding the ongoing hunt for a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho has access to the White House complex without passing through any security screening?\u201d the senator asked.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton also posed the question, \u201cWho has access to the White House complex while subject\u00a0to\u00a0lesser security screening requirements than the most complete screening\u00a0required of individuals accessing the West Wing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-makes-history-arkansas-state-supreme-court-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arkansas<\/a>\u00a0Republican reminded Cheatle that her agency is permitted by law to make arrests in the event a crime is suspected and asked for White House visitor logs.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cPlease provide details regarding the most recent complete audit, including whether it was conducted by the Secret Service or another entity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle had not publicly responded to Cotton as of Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared originally on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas set the stage to force the Secret Service to reveal the identity of the cocaine culprit inside the White House in a letter to the agency\u2019s director on Wednesday. On Sunday, a white substance was found in the West Wing as the building was briefly evacuated. 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