As rumors and accusations swirl about the possible culprit responsible for misplacing a baggie of cocaine found in the White House on Sunday, bookies and sportsbooks have placed their bets on the first son and recovering drug addict, Hunter Biden.
BetOnline gave the first son +170 odds that he was the one enjoying a spot of nose candy in the West Wing, beating out a tall list of generally silly longshot candidates such as Angelina Jolie (+1400), “One of the Jonas Brothers” (+1000), Snoop Dogg (+1600), and Elton John (+1600), among others.
President Joe Biden was considered the dark horse of BetOnline’s culprits at +15000 odds, with first lady Jill Biden ranking slightly higher at +10000.
Sportsbetting.ag had a similar list and lines as BetOnline, placing Hunter as the prevailing favorite.
However, a sportsbook out of Costa Rica called Bovada gave a “Tour Group Guest” their favorite odds at -400. But Hunter still rode high in second place with +200 odds, according to Fox News.
Bovada’s list carried a few somewhat more probable culprits including “Janitorial Staff” tailing Hunter at +1000, “Secret Service Special Agent” with +2000, and “White House Librarian” at +3000. They also include absurdities such as “President’s Bag Man,” Angelina Jolie (+3000) again, and Tony Montana, the cocaine-loving main character from “Scarface” (+50000).
Despite bookies’ optimistic odds in favor of Hunter, officials recently said it’s unlikely the culprit will ever be identified.
Here's everything to know about cocaine being found in the White House
The Secret Service concluded its investigation into cocaine found in the West Wing of the White House after just 11 days without identifying a suspect.
Investigators also told lawmakers they were unable to determine exactly when the cocaine was left in the locker due to the lack of footage.
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The executive mansion was briefly evacuated after the cocaine was found.
An initial test came back positive for the drug, and further testing by the FBI confirmed it was cocaine.
President Biden’s staff is subject to routine drug tests, but White House visitors — including those given West Wing tours by invitation only — are not.
Biden was not at the White House at the time the substance was found.
“It’s gonna be very difficult for us to do that because of where it was,” an official close to the investigation told Politico on Wednesday. “Even if there were surveillance cameras, unless you were waving it around, it may not have been caught.”
“It’s a bit of a thoroughfare,” the person added. “People walk by there all the time.”
Initial reports from Sunday night said the white powder was found in the White House library on the ground level of the executive mansion, which prompted a full-building evacuation while hazmat units were called in.
Testing confirmed the powder was cocaine, while officials later clarified it was not found in the library but in a cubby in the West Wing holding area that press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said was in a “heavily traveled area.”
When reporters inquired about Hunter — whose well-documented addictions to substances including crack cocaine immediately drew suspicion — Jean-Pierre said, “The president and his family were not here” over the weekend.
On Thursday, administration spokesman Andrew Bates declined to comment on whether he could rule out Hunter as a culprit when pointedly asked if he could.
Jean-Pierre said there were multiple staff-led tours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that passed through the West Wing area where the cocaine was found.
The Secret Service has taken over the investigation, and previously told The Post that it “does not comment on an active investigation.”
