{"id":2319951,"date":"2024-08-06T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:58:51","slug":"ex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Secret Service Boss Kimberly Cheatle Was Furious When She Didn&#8217;t Get Her Way in White House Cocaine Incident: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-secret-service-boss-kimberly-cheatle-was-furious-when-she-didnt-get-her-way-in-white-house-cocaine-incident-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Last year, a bag of cocaine discovered at the White House drew attention \u200cto the\u200b conduct of then-Secret\u200d Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Following the drug&#8217;s discovery\u2063 on July 2, 2023, Cheatle allegedly\u2064 expressed a desire to destroy the evidence, becoming \u200bfrustrated when this\u2063 did not occur. Although Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi denied any wrongdoing or intent \u2064to destroy evidence, the\u200b agency&#8217;s investigation, which closed after just 11 days with\u2063 no \u200bsuspects identified, has faced public skepticism and ridicule.<\/p>\n<p>The situation was particularly sensitive given \u200cHunter\u2063 Biden&#8217;s history \u200dwith drug use. The cocaine was found\u2063 in an area accessible to the President&#8217;s family, raising concerns\u200b about security \u2064protocols and the image \u2064of the\u2062 Secret Service. Reportedly,\u200b the bag was discovered by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-arrest-man-in-connection-with-4-subway-shootings\/\" title=\"NYPD arrest man in connection with 4 subway shootings\">uniformed officer<\/a> who treated it as hazardous, prompting an evacuation that included journalists, which led to the information \u2064becoming public.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some forensic analysis revealing \u2064a &#8220;partial hit&#8221; for DNA connections,\u200c the Secret Service claimed it could not pursue leads\u2064 without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byu-rooting-out-racism-task-force-calls-for-race-conscious-religious-curriculum-admissions-standards\/\" title=\"BYU \u2018Rooting Out Racism\u2019 Task Force Calls For \u2018Race-Conscious\u2019 Religious Curriculum, Admissions Standards\">violating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a><\/a>, much to the disbelief of critics\u200b who noted the agency&#8217;s more \u2064aggressive tactics in\u200d other investigations. As a result, Cheatle&#8217;s leadership faced criticism, particularly following a series of incidents involving security\u2064 challenges that have contributed to a detrimental public perception of her tenure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A bag of cocaine that made national news last year after being found at the White House is striking a new blow against the reputation of the former director of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>According to a RealClearPolitics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2024\/08\/05\/former_secret_service_chief_wanted_to_destroy_cocaine_evidence_151392.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published Monday, after the discovery of the drug July 2, 2023, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle wanted the baggie destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>And she was reportedly furious she didn&rsquo;t get her way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A decision was made not to get rid of the evidence, and it really p*ssed off Cheatle,&rdquo; a source said, according to the report by RealClearPolitics national political correspondent Susan Crabtree.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi flatly denied the allegation, Crabtree reported. However, the agency&rsquo;s handling of the investigation leaves Americans viewing the action from the outside with plenty of room for questions.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>No suspects were ever named in connection with the cocaine &mdash; the Secret Service closed its investigation after only 11 days, claiming there was simply no way to determine who was responsible for it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-concludes-incredibly-important-investigation-cocaine-found-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move was widely mocked<\/a> by Republicans and social media users.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Secret Service Uniformed Division officer who was originally assigned to the case was removed after telling Cheatle and the Secret Servce then-Deputy Director (now acting-Director) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-secret-service-boss-bad-cheatle-slashed-team-responsible-spotting-threats-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Rowe<\/a> that he &ldquo;wanted to follow a certain crime-scene investigative protocol,&rdquo; Crabtree reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-washington-post-nbc-news-all-forced-to-retract-false-claims-about-trump-lawyer-rudy-giuliani\/\" title=\"New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News All Forced To Retract False Claims About Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani\">citing unnamed sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With first son Hunter Biden&rsquo;s long, sordid history of drug use a matter of record (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-hunter-biden-delves-dark-past-upcoming-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his own memoir<\/a>), the discovery of cocaine in the White House presented &ldquo;an unusual problem for Cheatle,&rdquo; Crabtree wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She was close to Jill Biden, which was reportedly how she got the top Secret Service job, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/15\/us-news\/secret-service-director-kim-cheatle-landed-job-after-push-by-jill-bidens-office-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics report<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p>The finding of cocaine at the White House was sure to cause embarrassment to the Bidens &mdash; which it did.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Guglielmi&rsquo;s denial that Cheatle &mdash; or anyone else at the Secret Service &mdash; had sought to destroy the cocaine evidence, Crabtree reported that the action would have been routine if the drug had been found by a member of the Bidens&rsquo; security detail in an area of the White House reserved for the family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s because the president&rsquo;s and first lady&rsquo;s, as well as family members&rsquo; protective Secret Service details, the inner-most ring of protective agents assigned to the first family, would simply dispose of illegal drugs or other &lsquo;contraband&rsquo; found in the White House, personal residences, or other private areas of the president, his family, and White House staff, according to three sources in the Secret Service community,&rdquo; Crabtree wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In that case, its presence would never have become public knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>However, the cocaine baggie was found by a uniformed Secret Service officer who initially feared it could be a hazardous material and called the District of Columbia&rsquo;s Emergency Medical Services Department.<\/p>\n<p>Because the White House was evacuated while EMS tested the substance, and the evacuation included reporters, the news got out.<\/p>\n<p>The baggie was sent to an FBI crime lab for testing. No fingerprints were reportedly found, but the lab did turn up a &ldquo;partial hit&rdquo; in searching for DNA evidence, according to Crabtree&rsquo;s report.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The term &lsquo;partial hit&rsquo; is vague in this context, but in forensics lingo usually means law enforcement found DNA matching a blood relative of a finite pool of people,&rdquo; Crabtree wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But the Secret Service still chose to throw up its hands and close the investigation, citing the supposed impossibility of ever finding the person responsible without infringing on the civil rights of many others.<\/p>\n<p>(The New York Post&rsquo;s Miranda Devine scoffed at that excuse <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/16\/the-secret-services-investigation-on-the-cocaine-found-in-the-white-house-blows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a column<\/a> published July 17, 2023: &ldquo;Hah! Tell that to the hundreds of people rounded up by the FBI for just being in the vicinity of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>So, in the end, Cheatle got her way in the cocaine &ldquo;investigation,&rdquo; which was apparently to make it go away &mdash; and as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>But its worth remembering in light of the events of this July, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lefts-trump-shooting-conspiracy-theories-just-got-crushed-new-york-times-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would-be assassin&rsquo;s bullet<\/a> came centimeters from killing former President Donald Trump and Cheatle&rsquo;s leadership of the Secret Service came under fire to the point <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-day-disastrous-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that she resigned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In two major, public tests &mdash; the White House cocaine and the Trump assassination attempt &mdash; the Secret Service under Cheatle has already suffered national embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>After Monday&rsquo;s RealClearPolitics report &mdash; and Secret Service denial or no Secret Service denial &mdash; Cheatle&rsquo;s image isn&rsquo;t getting better.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A report from RealClearPolitics released on Monday revealed that following the drug&#8217;s discovery on July 2, 2023, Cheatle wanted the bag to be destroyed and was reportedly upset when her request was not fulfilled. A source mentioned, &#8220;A decision was made not to dispose of the evidence, which really angered Cheatle.&#8221; Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi denied this claim; however, many Americans are left questioning how the agency handled the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>No suspects were ever identified in relation to the cocaine incident\u2014the Secret Service concluded its investigation after just 11 days, stating it was impossible to determine who was responsible. This decision drew ridicule from Republicans and social media users alike. Additionally, a Uniformed Division officer assigned to investigate initially expressed a desire to follow specific crime-scene protocols but was removed from his position after discussing this with Cheatle and then-Deputy Director Ron Rowe.<\/p>\n<p>Given Hunter Biden&#8217;s well-documented history with drugs (including details in his memoir), finding cocaine in the White House posed a unique challenge for Cheatle. She had close ties with Jill Biden, which reportedly helped her secure her role as head of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of cocaine at such a high-profile location inevitably caused embarrassment for the Bidens\u2014something that did occur. Despite Guglielmi\u2019s denial regarding any attempts by Cheatle or others within the agency to destroy evidence related to this case, Crabtree noted that disposing of illegal substances would have been standard procedure if they had been found by agents assigned specifically to protect family members in private areas of their residence.<\/p>\n<p>However, since a uniformed officer discovered this particular baggie and feared it might be hazardous material\u2014prompting him to call emergency services\u2014the situation escalated into an evacuation that included reporters and led to public knowledge about it. The substance was sent for testing at an FBI lab where no fingerprints were found; however, there was a &#8220;partial hit&#8221; regarding DNA evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;partial hit&#8221; is somewhat ambiguous but typically indicates law enforcement has identified DNA matching someone closely related within a limited group of individuals. Nevertheless, despite these findings, the Secret Service decided not to pursue further investigations due to concerns over civil rights violations\u2014a rationale met with skepticism by some commentators who pointed out inconsistencies based on past law enforcement actions.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it appears that Cheatle aimed for swift closure regarding this incident\u2014and she got what she wanted as quickly as possible. This comes amid scrutiny following another serious event: an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during which bullets came alarmingly close; subsequently leading Cheatle\u2019s leadership under fire and resulting in her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these two significant incidents\u2014the White House cocaine find and Trump&#8217;s assassination attempt\u2014the Secret Service under Cheatle has already faced considerable public embarrassment. Following Monday&#8217;s report from RealClearPolitics\u2014regardless of official denials\u2014Cheatle\u2019s reputation continues on a downward trajectory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cheatle-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35435,34163,32127],"class_list":["post-2319951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kimberly-cheatle","tag-secret-service","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cheatle-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}