Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino announced Monday that the bureau is ramping up investigations into three high-profile unsolved cases from recent political history: the discovery of cocaine in the West Wing, the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, and the planting of pipe bombs near party headquarters on the eve of the January 6 Capitol protest.
Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer, said he and Director Kash Patel have decided to “either re-open, or push additional resources and investigative attention” into all three cases. “I receive requested briefings on these cases weekly and we are making progress,” Bongino posted on X, urging the public to submit any credible tips to the FBI.
The July 2023 cocaine incident remains especially explosive. A dime-sized bag of cocaine was found in a storage cubby just steps from the Situation Room—an area routinely swept by the Secret Service. After an 11-day probe, the Secret Service closed the case citing lack of evidence and surveillance footage. President Trump later speculated that “either Joe or Hunter” was responsible.
The May 2022 leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Healthtriggered nationwide protests and targeted demonstrations outside conservative justices’ homes. Although the final opinion closely mirrored the draft—declaring Roe “egregiously wrong from the start”—a months-long investigation ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts failed to identify the source.
In the third case, the night before the Capitol protest on Jan. 6, 2021, a masked individual dropped pipe bombs outside both the Republican and Democratic National Committee buildings. The explosives never detonated but were confirmed to be viable. Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was at the DNC the next morning and was evacuated after the bombs were discovered. Despite surveillance footage and a $500,000 reward for tips, the FBI has not identified the suspect. A 2025 House GOP report noted that early leads “yielded a promising array of data,” but admitted little progress has been made since.
