The FBI is dusting off cold cases that scream political intrigue, and conservatives are cheering. Under Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Director Kash Patel, the bureau is diving back into three unsolved mysteries that have haunted recent years, as the New York Post reports. These aren’t your average whodunits -- they’re bombshells that demand answers.
Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned conservative firebrand, announced Monday on X that the FBI is either reopening or doubling down on three high-profile cases. The bureau’s renewed focus targets a cocaine stash in the Biden White House, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, and pipe bombs planted on the eve of Jan. 6. It’s about time someone took these seriously.
First up: the cocaine caper that turned the White House into a crime scene. On July 2, 2023, a Secret Service agent found a dime-sized bag of coke in a West Wing cubby, one floor below the Oval Office. The discovery sparked an evacuation, but the Secret Service wrapped their probe in 11 days, shrugging at the lack of fingerprints or decent camera footage.
President Biden and his family, including the ever-controversial Hunter, were conveniently at Camp David during the cocaine fiasco. “Either Joe or Hunter,” quipped Donald Trump, tossing fuel on the speculation fire. The Secret Service’s quick dismissal smells like a cover-up to those who value accountability over excuses.
The second case is the 2022 leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Politico published the draft, which upheld a Mississippi abortion ban and left regulation to states, igniting protests at justices’ homes. The breach shattered the Supreme Court’s sacred confidentiality, yet the leaker remains a ghost.
Chief Justice John Roberts tasked Marshal Gail Curley with finding the culprit, but her eight-month investigation fizzled out by January 2023. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito wrote in the leaked draft, a truth that triggered the left’s meltdown. The failure to nab the leaker reeks of institutional cowardice -- or worse, complicity.
Then there’s the chilling case of pipe bombs planted outside the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. A hooded suspect in Nike Air Max sneakers and a backpack left viable devices that, thankfully, didn’t detonate. The FBI’s $500,000 reward and released surveillance footage haven’t cracked the case, leaving a dangerous loose end.
Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was at the DNC headquarters on Jan. 6 when a passerby spotted the bombs, prompting her evacuation. A House GOP report in early 2025 noted initial leads but no real progress since. The FBI’s early fumbles suggest either incompetence or a lack of will to dig deeper.
Bongino’s announcement signals a shift, and conservatives hope it’s a reckoning. “Either re-open, or push additional resources,” he declared, promising weekly briefings on progress. His call for public tips shows a bureau ready to lean on Americans tired of unanswered questions.
“I receive requested briefings on these cases weekly, and we are making progress,” Bongino said. That’s a bold claim, and skeptics on the right want results, not rhetoric. After years of stonewalling, the FBI’s newfound zeal feels like a nod to MAGA’s demand for truth.
The cocaine case, in particular, raises eyebrows given the Biden family’s proximity. While the Secret Service played dumb, conservatives aren’t buying the “nobody saw nothing” routine. Actions have consequences, and someone in that cubby knew what they were doing.
The Dobbs leak, meanwhile, was a gut punch to judicial integrity. Alito’s draft exposed the reasoning behind the left’s sacred cow -- Roe v. Wade -- as flimsy, and the leak was a desperate attempt to derail justice. That no one has been held accountable makes a mockery of the rule of law.
The pipe bomb mystery is perhaps the most unsettling of all the unsolved cases. A masked suspect planting viable explosives on the eve of Jan. 6 screams political sabotage, yet the trail’s gone cold. The FBI’s reward and footage dumps haven’t moved the needle, fueling distrust in a bureau long accused of selective enforcement.
Bongino’s plea for tips -- “If you have any investigative tips on these matters that may assist us then please contact the FBI” -- is a rare admission of a need for help. It’s a refreshing contrast to the FBI’s usual arrogance, but conservatives won’t hold their breath for miracles. The bureau’s track record demands scrutiny.
These cases aren’t just mysteries; they’re symptoms of a system that’s too cozy with power. From cocaine in the White House to bombs on D.C.’s doorstep, the FBI’s renewed push under Bongino and Patel is a chance to restore faith -- or expose more rot. Either way, America is watching, and the truth won’t stay buried forever.
