White House touts 'thorough' Secret Service cocaine investigation

The White House has defended the U.S. Secret Service's handling of the investigation into cocaine discovered on the premises, despite the agency's failure to identify the culprit.

The agency on Friday announced the end of the probe without identifying a suspect. The investigation stemmed from the early July discovery of a bag of cocaine at the White House, which prompted wild speculation as to the identity of the individual to whom it belonged.

In the Monday press briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre contended that the "Secret Service did a thorough investigation."

"We're gonna have confidence that they're gonna do their jobs and do everything that they can to get to the bottom of this," she said. "We will always have confidence in that."

She then pointed to the Secret Service statement acknowledging that "hundreds of visitors" travel through the area where the cocaine was found.

Republicans have expressed frustration that the investigation did not result in the identification of a suspect, with some alleging a coverup. Former President Donald Trump has expressed the sentiment that the Secret Service likely does know the identity of the cocaine's owner.

"Do you know how many cameras they have opposite the front door of the Situation Room where these drugs were", Trump said Sunday. "They know who this was. They know the person. It’s impossible, how can they not know the person."

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