The FBI is taking a fresh look at several politically sensitive cases from the Biden administration, including the 2023 discovery of cocaine at the White House and the 2022 leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Monday that he and FBI Director Kash Patel have agreed to either reopen or dedicate additional resources to three unresolved investigations involving potential public corruption.
“We made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases,” Bongino wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Along with the White House cocaine incident and the Supreme Court leak, the FBI is also reexamining the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 5, 2021—the night before the Capitol riot.
Why It Matters
The move comes amid growing pressure from conservative leaders and heightened public interest in unresolved incidents that continue to spark controversy. Bongino said the renewed investigations will include more agents and weekly updates on their progress.
What To Know
Bongino revealed the decision on social media and urged the public to share any relevant information with the FBI.
“Shortly after swearing in, the Director and I evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest,” Bongino said in his post.
While Bongino and Patel have thus far avoided an aggressive media presence, choosing to communicate primarily through social media, they’ve promised more transparency going forward.
“We have chosen to communicate, in writing, on this platform to fill some of the inevitable information vacuums,” Bongino wrote.
His comments follow a recent joint interview in which they addressed another high-profile case—the death of Jeffrey Epstein—and sparked backlash by asserting that the alleged sex trafficker died by suicide, rejecting widespread conspiracy theories that he was killed in prison.
Cocaine In The White House
The case of the cocaine discovery dates to July 2, 2023, when a small bag of the drug was found in a cubby area near the West Wing, in a vestibule one floor below the Oval Office and close to the Situation Room. Then-President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David at the time, celebrating the Independence Day holiday.
The Secret Service closed its investigation after 11 days, saying it could not identify a suspect because of a lack of physical evidence and no clear surveillance footage. The bag tested positive for cocaine but yielded no usable DNA or fingerprints. Security footage provided too broad a list of possible individuals—more than 500 staffers and visitors.
Republican lawmakers sharply criticized the closure.
“The presence of illegal drugs in the White House is unacceptable and a shameful moment in the White House’s history,” said Representative James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, in a letter cited by USA Today.
Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, has publicly questioned the original probe. Shortly after the incident, he wrote on X, “There’s absolutely ZERO chance anyone other than a family member brought that cocaine inside the White House complex,” according to NBC News.
Supreme Court Leak
The second reopened case involves the leak of a draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito and published by Politico in May 2022, showed that the Court was preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade. The leak led to protests outside justices’ homes and a rare internal investigation ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts.
The Court’s marshal, Gail Curley, led the probe, which lasted eight months and ended in January 2023 with no one identified. Retired Justice Stephen Breyer later said he had “theories” about who was responsible but declined to speculate.
The leak remains the only known breach of its kind in modern Supreme Court history. Alito’s final opinion closely matched the draft. In it, he wrote, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.”
Unresolved Pipe Bomb Case
In a related development, the FBI is also renewing focus on the unsolved case of pipe bombs planted near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Although the bombs did not detonate, they were deemed “viable” by federal authorities.
Despite surveillance footage and a $500,000 reward for information, no suspect has been identified more than four years later. The House GOP reported earlier this year that initial investigations had turned up “numerous persons of interest,” but ultimately “little meaningful progress” had been made.
What People Are Saying
Dan Bongino, FBI Deputy Director, in a post on X, formerly Twitter: “In response to feedback, both positive and negative, from our interview last week, we will be releasing more information which will further clarify answers to some of the questions asked in the interview.”
What Happens Next
Bongino confirmed that he is receiving weekly briefings, suggesting that these cases are now under close executive scrutiny within the FBI.
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