White House cocaine belonged to ‘Biden family orbit’ member: report

A bag of cocaine found in the West Wing last month belonged to someone in the “Biden family orbit” — and the president apparently knows who it is.

Soldier of Fortune publisher Susan Katz Keating made the shocking claim, citing three security sources, in a report published Sunday — even texting a number linked to President Biden in a bid to sniff out the culprit.

According to Keating, while the Secret Service publicly announced July 13 they had closed the investigation without identifying a suspect due to a “lack of physical evidence,” authorities were able to follow enough clues to come up with a name — and were confident enough in their detective work to inform the commander-in-chief.

“If you want the name, ask Joe Biden,” one source told Keating. “He knows who it is.”

“It was someone within the Biden family orbit, and it wasn’t Hunter,” said a second source, referring to the president’s adult son — an admitted recovering drug addict.

Keating then said she texted a number provided by the White House, purportedly to send Biden SMS messages, and asked point-blank: “Three trusted sources tell me the Secret Service gave you the name of the person who brought the cocaine into the Executive Mansion. Is this true; and if so, can you please confirm the name?”

The message from Keating bounced back with the label “Not Delivered.”

The Post texted the number and was unable to get an answer either. The New York Post

The Post sought to replicate the process by texting the same number provided in the Soldier of Fortune article. The response appeared to be an automated text linking to the Community messaging platform.

Last July, the White House announced Biden had joined Community, a text messaging system in which celebrities can communicate with ordinary folks directly.

Biden’s team rolled out a Delaware-based phone number for the platform, encouraging everyday citizens to share their personal experiences with gun violence.

The Post has not been able to independently confirm or corroborate Keating’s report. The White House and Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The White House said it had full faith in the Secret Service to inspect the cocaine situation.Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock

Prior to purchasing Soldier of Fortune and becoming its publisher in May 2022, Keating worked as a reporter at the Washington Times covering security issues before moving to the Washington Examiner to become a senior editor.

“I noted the text because every other method I tried brought no results. I am getting a lot of good information from sources, but I have to give the White House / Biden the opportunity to respond,” Keating told The Post.

“I sent several text messages, as per their offering. Each time, it bounced back as undelivered. I published the screen shot to show that I used the method the White House told me to use, and it didn’t work. I wanted to document that I made the attempt.”

Many critics have pondered how cocaine wound up in one of the most secure buildings in the country.Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

On July 2, a Secret Service agent on a routine patrol flagged roughly one gram of cocaine in a storage locker inside the West Wing executive entrance, according to GOP lawmakers briefed on the matter.

The illicit drug was discovered one floor below the Oval Office and steps from the Situation Room — though administration officials noted the latter room has not been used for months due to ongoing renovations.

There were also no cameras situated in a position to capture footage of the offender, the protective agency told lawmakers.

Investigators quickly determined that the white powdery substance found in the White House last month was positive for cocaine hydrochloride.AFP via Getty Images

The quickness of the public investigation and the inability — or unwillingness — of law enforcement to identify who brought illegal drugs into one of the most secure buildings in the world caused shock and outrage among Republicans and other Biden critics.

“I wonder where that cocaine came from, what happened?” former President Donald Trump riffed at a New Hampshire rally Tuesday.

“That was the quickest investigation I’ve ever seen,” he added.

It remains a stubborn mystery who brought cocaine into the executive mansion and how they managed to do so.REUTERS

Last month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at a Post reporter who sought assurances that the dimebag was not the property of a Biden family member.

“You know, there has been some irresponsible reporting about the family,” Jean-Pierre said. 

“The Biden family was not here,” Jean-Pierre stressed. “They were not here. They were at Camp David. They were not here Friday, they were not here Saturday or Sunday, they were not even here Monday. They came back on Tuesday. So to ask that question is actually incredibly irresponsible, and I’ll just leave it there.” 

The cocaine was discovered on a Sunday night, two days before the Independence Day holiday.

Audio captured investigators’ reaction as they identified the substance.AP

Biden had departed for Camp David the Friday before the discovery, accompanied by Hunter, who attracted suspicion after pool reports noted he had been spotted around the White House that day.

Cocaine is a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Substance Act and its possession, use and distribution are illegal under federal law.

Last year, the Secret Service also discovered trace amounts of marijuana in the White House. The year before that, five members of President Biden’s staff were fired for past pot use, with one terminated aide claiming to the Daily Beast that the White House was “exclusively targeting younger staff and staff who came from states where it was legal.”

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