Book Claims Bush Used Cocaine
In her new book, "The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty," author Kitty Kelley claims that President Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David and that Laura Bush tried marijuana in her younger years, the Mirror reported Sept. 6.
According to Kelley, Bush first tried cocaine in college in the mid-1960s. She also quoted the president's former sister-in-law, Sharon Bush, who said, "Bush did coke at Camp David when his father was president, and not just once, either."
The book also cites acquaintances from the National Guard who claimed that Bush "liked to sneak out back for a joint or into the bathroom for a line of cocaine."
During the 1999 election season, Bush said he hadn't used illegal drugs in the past 25 years. But Kelley said that the Bush family was able to cover up the president's past drug use because of their wealth and influence.
The Bush administration dismissed the allegations. "This book appears to be filled with the same trash discredited years ago," the White House said in a statement.
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