A video showing objects being thrown from the windows of the White House sparked conspiracy theories online. But a White House official told The Independent that the window was opened — and the bag tossed out — by "a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone." Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: