FBI escalates efforts to investigate Supreme Court leak, cocaine find at Biden White House

The FBI is stepping up efforts to investigate two high-profile cases that occurred during the Biden era, Bureau Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced on Sunday.The big picture: The cases concern the 2023 discovery of cocaine at the White House and a 2022 leaked draft on the Supreme Court's landmark Dobbs ruling ahead of its overturning of Roe v Wade abortion protections, per Bongino's post to X.Conservatives took issue with both of these cases, with then-MAGA podcaster Bongino raising questions on his podcast about the cocaine found at the White House.The FBI is also escalating its investigation into pipe bombs that were planted outside the Democratic and Republican parties' headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, according to Bongino.Driving the news: Bongino said on X that shortly after swearing in, he and FBI Director Kash Patel "evaluated a number of cases of potential public corruption that, understandably, have garnered public interest."They "made the decision to either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention, to these cases," he said.State of play: The cocaine was found in "the lobby area of the West Executive Avenue entrance to the White House" in July 2023, per a U.S. Secret Service statement announcing it was closing its investigation into the incident "due to a lack of physical evidence."The Supreme Court announced in January 2023 that an investigation into the leaking to Politico of its draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson had failed to identify the responsible party — prompting President Trump to call the leaker "slime" and demand the arrest of journalists involved in the story.The FBI on Jan. 2 released footage of the suspect and new information in the pipe bombs case, but it remains unsolved even after the Bureau assessed more than 600 tips and conducted more than 1,000 interviews.Bongino said they're "making progress" and urged anyone with information on the cases to contact the FBI.Editor's note: This article has been updated with further context.

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