Hunter Biden denies cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his: ‘I wasn’t even there’
Hunter Biden has denied any involvement with a bag of cocaine found at the White House in 2023, stating he was not present at the time. He emphasized his sobriety since June 2019 and suggested that the cocaine could have belonged to a visitor or staff member. The Biden administration has not determined the origin of the cocaine, and the FBI reopened the case in 2025 without making any arrests.
- ▪Hunter Biden denied that the cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his.
- ▪He claims to have been clean and sober since June 1, 2019.
- ▪Biden stated he was not present at the White House when the cocaine was discovered.
- ▪The Biden administration has not identified the source of the cocaine.
- ▪The FBI reopened the investigation in 2025 but has not made any arrests.
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Politics Hunter Biden denies cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his: ‘I wasn’t even there’ By Victor Nava Published May 22, 2026, 1:00 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Former first son Hunter Biden denied Thursday that he had anything to do with the infamous bag of cocaine discovered at the White House in 2023. “No,” Biden responded when asked point-blank by right-wing podcaster Candace Owens if the bag discovered by Secret Service near the White House Situation Room three years ago was his. Biden, who got hooked on crack cocaine after his brother’s death in 2015, told Owens he’s been “clean and sober” since June 1, 2019. Hunter Biden was adamant the cocaine found at the White House in 2023 couldn’t have belonged to him.
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