Secret Service closes White House cocaine probe with no answers

The news comes as the Secret Service is set to give a classified briefing to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the cocaine found at the White House without identifying a suspect, prompting skeptical lawmakers to cry “coverup.”

The federal agency made the announcement on Thursday after investigators reviewed surveillance footage and visitor logs. According to a source who spoke with NBC News, the leading theory is that someone on a tour left the illicit substance at the White House.

“The investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the vestibule where the cocaine was discovered,” the Secret Service said in a statement.

No fingerprints or DNA were reportedly found on the bag of cocaine, according to the Secret Service. NBC reported that the evidence had been tested at multiple federal labs, but “no usable fingerprints or DNA” had been found.

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William Schade, a representative for the International Association of Identification, told The Daily Wire that it was not surprising that fingerprints were unable to be found. He said that the ability to pull usable fingerprints largely depended on the condition of the surface they were found on and that prints could easily be corrupted.

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