The Secret Service said Monday it “disposed of” cocaine found last year at the White House — responding to a report about alleged infighting on its fate following a partial DNA match.
“The evidence from that investigation was disposed of in accordance with retention policies,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in an email.
Guglielmi did not state the specific retention policy, but broadly dismissed as “false” allegations outlined by a trio of sources to RealClearPolitics, which reported that President Biden’s then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle wanted to destroy the cocaine but faced internal opposition.
Cheatle was “really pissed off” when her request was rebuffed by subordinates who cited protocols requiring that the evidence be retained for seven years, the publication reported.
Two sources told the outlet that Cheatle or someone speaking at her direction called the agency’s forensics division vault supervisor Matt White and asked him to dispose of the evidence because leadership wanted to close the case.
