Cocaine at the White House: New Documents Expose Biden-Era Cover-Up and DEI Corruption at the Top of Secret Service
A story that was quietly buried during the chaos of the Biden presidency has resurfaced — and it’s even uglier than we thought. Newly revealed documents indicate that the Secret Service destroyed the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing in July 2023 with suspicious haste, under the watch of then-director Kimberly Cheatle. The fallout? A glaring abuse of power, a demoralized agency, and what appears to be a textbook example of cover-up culture under the now-disgraced Biden administration.
On Friday, RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree uncovered damning evidence through a FOIA request. Her report detailed how the bag of cocaine was shipped off for destruction just two days after it was stored — despite the case being officially closed 11 days after the discovery. Even more troubling, there is no record proving the cocaine was actually destroyed, despite protocol mandating that the Metropolitan Police Department carry out the incineration within 24 hours.
Let that sink in: the substance — found in a secure West Wing locker — was incinerated before any serious investigation was launched or completed. This wasn’t procedural efficiency; it was political convenience.
Crabtree’s reporting reveals that the cocaine was tested by multiple agencies — the Secret Service, D.C. Fire Department hazmat teams, and the FBI — before being returned to Secret Service storage on July 12. Yet, on July 14, it was transferred to the D.C. police, where the trail conveniently goes cold. The Washington, D.C., police referred all destruction-related inquiries to the FBI — who, predictably, have had little to say.
The hasty evidence disposal has drawn new scrutiny now that President Donald J. Trump’s administration — back for its second term — is reexamining the Biden-era's unresolved and mismanaged scandals. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino didn’t mince words:
“People say, ‘This case isn’t a big deal. I don’t care.’ Well, I care. … You don’t care that a [potentially] hazardous substance made its way into the White House? We didn’t know what it was, and we don’t seem to have answers? Well, we’re going to get them. I’ve got a great team on it.”
At the time, speculation swirled about whether the cocaine belonged to Hunter Biden — a man with a long-documented history of drug use and access to the White House. The administration quickly labeled those questions “irresponsible,” but refused to rule out Biden family involvement. Instead of full transparency, the White House chose stonewalling and silence — a consistent pattern during the Biden years.
Even more troubling, according to sources, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle personally intervened in the handling of the narcotic evidence. One source told Crabtree that “Matt White, the vault supervisor, received a call from Cheatle or someone speaking on her behalf asking him to destroy the bag of cocaine because agency leaders wanted to close the case.”
This direct interference raises red flags about obstruction. Why would Cheatle push to destroy evidence so quickly, particularly when Secret Service surveillance captured all individuals entering through the relevant West Wing entrance? Not a single one was interviewed, with the excuse that the FBI “couldn’t find sufficient DNA evidence.” That’s not law enforcement — that’s political theater.
Even worse, when one official — Richard Macauley, then acting chief of the Uniformed Division — refused to go along with the rapid destruction, he was sidelined for a promotion. Instead, Cheatle brought in Mike Buck, a retired agent, to fill the role. It wasn't until President Trump appointed Sean Curran as head of the Secret Service that Buck was removed and Macauley was reinstated.
As Crabtree previously reported, a source inside the agency said the decision to preserve the evidence “really p***ed off Cheatle.” It’s clear why: anything that could implicate the Biden White House — or embarrass them — had to be swept under the rug.
And swept it was. Cheatle, who went from PepsiCo executive to the top of the Secret Service thanks in large part to the influence of then-First Lady Jill Biden, became a symbol of the administration’s obsession with identity politics over merit. Her appointment was one more box checked on the DEI clipboard. After the shocking July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Cheatle was forced out — a long overdue reckoning.
Now, as the Trump administration reasserts integrity and order, this incident is yet another reminder of how corrosive the Biden presidency truly was. From protecting the president’s troubled son to obstructing investigations that could damage the regime, the cocaine scandal shows how far the deep state was willing to go to keep the truth hidden.
How is this not a cover-up? Every step taken by Cheatle and her allies reeks of political protectionism and a weaponized bureaucracy.