NBC’s O’Donnell: ‘Expectations Are Being Lowered,’ Officials Are Saying Finding out Who Brought Cocaine into the W.H. ‘Unlikely’

Mitchell And we have ░░░░░░░░ news updating the Secret ░░░░░░░░ investigation into trying to ░░░░░░░░ out who left that ░░░░░░░░ bag of cocaine at ░░░░░░░░ White House NBC News ░░░░░░░░ now learned the bag ░░░░░░░░ found in the West ░░░░░░░░ on Sunday it will ░░░░░░░░ be tested for DNA ░░░░░░░░ fingerprints and the investigation ░░░░░░░░ be completed by Monday ░░░░░░░░ me now is NBC ░░░░░░░░ Senior White House Correspondent ░░░░░░░░ O Donnell But Kelly ░░░░░░░░ big changes where this ░░░░░░░░ found It was found ░░░░░░░░ my observation in a ░░░░░░░░ more secure place limited ░░░░░░░░ place in that West ░░░░░░░░ reception area It s ░░░░░░░░ a publicly frequently traffic ░░░░░░░░ but it s down ░░░░░░░░ the Situation Room right ░░░░░░░░ West Executive down below ░░░░░░░░ normal people just average ░░░░░░░░ who just can t ░░░░░░░░ in there even with ░░░░░░░░ entry from the Northwest ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL Well let ░░░░░░░░ let me bring you ░░░░░░░░ to date with the ░░░░░░░░ that I have What ░░░░░░░░ have learned is that ░░░░░░░░ are in fact two ░░░░░░░░ Wing entrances you know ░░░░░░░░ I know that but ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of our ░░░░░░░░ And now the investigation ░░░░░░░░ progressed and so they ░░░░░░░░ saying the West Executive ░░░░░░░░ which as you noted ░░░░░░░░ closer to the Situation ░░░░░░░░ and closer to the ░░░░░░░░ Mess where there s ░░░░░░░░ facilities for food and ░░░░░░░░ forth It is also ░░░░░░░░ to West Executive Drive ░░░░░░░░ s where for example ░░░░░░░░ vice president s vehicle ░░░░░░░░ parked However it is ░░░░░░░░ high traffic area and ░░░░░░░░ that I mean you ░░░░░░░░ have people who work ░░░░░░░░ in all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ not just political jobs ░░░░░░░░ military facilities people who ░░░░░░░░ for the operations of ░░░░░░░░ White House and they ░░░░░░░░ have the tours that ░░░░░░░░ through there if they ░░░░░░░░ among the private tours ░░░░░░░░ staffers as sort of ░░░░░░░░ sponsored member So very ░░░░░░░░ traffic The fact that ░░░░░░░░ s close to the ░░░░░░░░ Room is certainly notable ░░░░░░░░ had earlier been told ░░░░░░░░ it was one level ░░░░░░░░ and also a lobby ░░░░░░░░ in the West Wing ░░░░░░░░ to where the Oval ░░░░░░░░ is This is down ░░░░░░░░ The other important news ░░░░░░░░ we had been told ░░░░░░░░ investigation could take a ░░░░░░░░ of weeks they re ░░░░░░░░ revising that timeline and ░░░░░░░░ by Monday perhaps even ░░░░░░░░ they anticipate having reviewed ░░░░░░░░ the important material they ░░░░░░░░ to review DNA and ░░░░░░░░ testing has been going ░░░░░░░░ I m told additional ░░░░░░░░ is happening today And ░░░░░░░░ key thing is that ░░░░░░░░ officials are cautioning that ░░░░░░░░ is unlikely and certainly ░░░░░░░░ that there would be ░░░░░░░░ resolution to this meaning ░░░░░░░░ evidence found that could ░░░░░░░░ an individual scanning the ░░░░░░░░ doing the testing but ░░░░░░░░ are preparing us for ░░░░░░░░ result that will be ░░░░░░░░ conclusive evidence found And ░░░░░░░░ is still subject to ░░░░░░░░ as the work continues ░░░░░░░░ that should give people ░░░░░░░░ sense of where this ░░░░░░░░ They are looking at ░░░░░░░░ s available They re ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ bag limited ability to ░░░░░░░░ it because as tests ░░░░░░░░ done whether it s ░░░░░░░░ or fingerprinting or other ░░░░░░░░ type processes in the ░░░░░░░░ you further degrade that ░░░░░░░░ making it harder to ░░░░░░░░ information from it And ░░░░░░░░ course they re scanning ░░░░░░░░ videos This was found ░░░░░░░░ a cubby off of ░░░░░░░░ lobby area of that ░░░░░░░░ in And as you ░░░░░░░░ often security cameras and ░░░░░░░░ forth are getting the ░░░░░░░░ wide areas And an ░░░░░░░░ said a camera would ░░░░░░░░ to have been trained ░░░░░░░░ on the cubbies and ░░░░░░░░ able to see from ░░░░░░░░ right angle an individual ░░░░░░░░ that packet So expectations ░░░░░░░░ being lowered about an ░░░░░░░░ conclusion here that would ░░░░░░░░ to an identity and ░░░░░░░░ even the potential for ░░░░░░░░ at a misdemeanor level ░░░░░░░░ the amount of drug ░░░░░░░░ re talking about At ░░░░░░░░ same time this is ░░░░░░░░ to say the least ░░░░░░░░ say they don t ░░░░░░░░ any record of an ░░░░░░░░ drug like this being ░░░░░░░░ in the West Wing ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ And so it is ░░░░░░░░ rare and it has ░░░░░░░░ a lot of interest ░░░░░░░░ the public But again ░░░░░░░░ headline really is very ░░░░░░░░ traveled area that we ░░░░░░░░ different location than what ░░░░░░░░ had been saying And ░░░░░░░░ the timeline for the ░░░░░░░░ narrowing Andrea Mitchell Very ░░░░░░░░ question here if you ░░░░░░░░ just a second If ░░░░░░░░ come down from the ░░░░░░░░ what I used to ░░░░░░░░ the Old Executive Office ░░░░░░░░ down those big steps ░░░░░░░░ you re cutting across ░░░░░░░░ the White House for ░░░░░░░░ meeting to come in ░░░░░░░░ normally and then go ░░░░░░░░ the steps to get ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ Wing so would that ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL So it ░░░░░░░░ it s crosstalk Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ of those people from ░░░░░░░░ of those O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell other offices that ░░░░░░░░ come through OK O ░░░░░░░░ They can go through ░░░░░░░░ entrance and then the ░░░░░░░░ the ceremonial entrance where ░░░░░░░░ Marine stands is one ░░░░░░░░ up in the grading ░░░░░░░░ of the of the ░░░░░░░░ here It is not ░░░░░░░░ basement level per se ░░░░░░░░ it is the West ░░░░░░░░ Entrance and the formal ░░░░░░░░ Wing Lobby which has ░░░░░░░░ as well and has ░░░░░░░░ similar features is closer ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ so much Kelly O ░░░░░░░░