The Secret Service will brief House Oversight and Accountability Committee staff on the cocaine found at the White House.
A spokesperson for the Oversight Committee confirmed that the briefing is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m.
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The briefing comes after Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced his committee is investigating the security failures at the White House that led to cocaine being found in the West Wing. In a letter sent on Friday to the director of the Secret Service, he requested a staff-level briefing on the matter.
“The presence of illegal drugs in the White House is unacceptable and a shameful moment in the White House’s history,” Comer said in a statement on Friday. “Congress funds White House security procedures, and the Secret Service has a responsibility to maintain effective safety protocols. This incident and the eventual evacuation of staff now clearly raises concerns about the level of security maintained at the White House.”
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While President Joe Biden and his family were out of town, cocaine was found in the West Wing. It was unknown then what the substance was, so it led to a brief White House evacuation.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has claimed the cocaine was found in “a heavily traveled area of the campus of the White House,” adding that it’s where West Wing visitors come through.
