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.The briefing comes after Oversight Chairman James Comer 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.
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.
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