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Freelance journalist Andrew Leyden's casual bike ride through the nation's capital took an unexpected turn in July 2023 when he noticed hazmat fire trucks approaching the area around the White House.
“Something big was happening, something bigger than normal,” Leyden said on the new Fox Nation special, “Cocaine at 4:00 PM.”
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The White House, seen from the park side on October 25, 2024 in Washington, DC (Soeren Stache/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
The “something bigger” was a small bag of white powder identified as cocaine.
That bag would become a source of speculation for some time, as the Trump administration now takes another look at the case that was closed during former President Joe Biden's term. That incident, and the mysteries surrounding it, are the central theme of “Cocaine at 4:00 PM.”
The show investigates who brought the substance to the White House in the first place and incorporates stories and perspectives like Leyden's to explore the incident in detail.
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A photo of the bag of cocaine discovered in the White House in July 2023. (US Secret Service)
A source close to the investigation confirmed to Fox Nation that a guest at the White House found the baggie and alerted the Secret Service, which in turn called the DC Fire Department.
“There are hazmat incidents at the White House every week outside with backpacks and usually the Secret Service handles that on their own,” Leyden explained.
“They see it's a backpack, maybe they bring their dogs, the firefighters don't even come close.” [the hazmat teams are] It's not even necessary.”
But as hazmat teams entered the perimeter and moved down West Executive, he knew something was wrong.
Leyden, who normally carries a scanner, said the fire department typically made hazmat calls on an encrypted channel, meaning no one can hear them.
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However, this call was made on a channel open to the public. Despite not knowing about the discovery of cocaine in the building, Leyden described spending about an hour at the scene, listening to chaotic radio calls amid the chaos.
“Cocaine at 4:00 PM” is now available on Fox Nation.
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