The U.S. House Judiciary Committee may soon begin investigating an effort by Democratic Party and media activists to influence the 2020 election by claiming materials found on a laptop computer damaging to Joe Biden was faked by Russian agents.
“House Judiciary Committee Republicans are demanding that 51 former intelligence operatives divulge information about their 2020 statement that documents from Hunter Biden’s laptop could be Russian disinformation — with a senior GOP aide telling The Post that the ex-spies should expect subpoenas next year if they fail to comply,” The New York Post reports.
The case involved a laptop computer Hunter Biden abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop. A review of its contents revealed emails, documents and photographs suggesting Hunter Biden was involved in “possible tax fraud, money laundering and foreign lobbying crimes,” the Post notes.
Some of the emails suggested Joe Biden knew of, and may possibly have profited from, Hunter’s activities.
That set off an all-out effort by Democrats and the media to defend Biden’s lead in the polls by alleging the laptop was fake, with the supposed “experts” signing a public statement the laptop’s contents had been fabricated by Russian agents.
After Biden won, The Washington Post finally admitted the laptop was real.
Should Republicans win a majority in the U.S. House in November’s election, they plan to investigate whether it was a scheme to illicitly influence the election through coordinated disinformation.
“At worse—and more likely—the public statement was a deliberate and coordinated effort to mislead the American people about information relevant to the 2020 presidential election by invoking your national security experience to falsely suggest that the allegations about Hunter Biden were not based in fact,” the letter to the 51 operatives from Judiciary Committee Republicans reads.
A senior Republican aide tells The Post “these intelligence officials have a choice: either cooperate now, or face the consequences when Republicans take the majority next year.”
“If they have nothing to hide, it shouldn’t be hard for them to work with the committee,” the source tells the Post.
The media and social media companies played along with the coordinated effort, using the fake letter to censor news stories and block social media comments on Biden’s laptop.
“The concerted effort to suppress public dissemination of the serious allegations about Hunter Biden and the Biden family, as first reported in October 2020 by the New York Post, was a grave disservice to American citizens’ informed participation in our democracy,” the letter says.
“Your public statement was consistent with a broader effort to minimize and censor the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden and the Biden family. National news organizations called the allegations about Hunter Biden ‘dubious’ and a ‘non-scandal’; CBS News reporter Leslie Stahl said the allegations ‘can’t be verified’; and NPR called it a ‘waste … of time’ and a ‘pure distraction.’
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Michael Brigham
Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Instead of Republican bureaucrats asking questions that will go nowhere…. could we get the Chinese to ask these liars the questions??????
These “alleged” experts, as you referred to them, knew the validity of Hunter Biden’s lap top yet hated Donald J. Trump as POTUS so much that misleading The People was more important. Replacing President Trump was more important than “The Truth” to The American People!
When criminal activity is suspected why should the party that is in power at the time be able to ignore it?
These crazy democrats have to go,the democrat biden recession is here, interest rates are rising, energy rates are rising, food cost keep rising, inflation is still rising, medical rates are rising, everything cost more, clothing cost more, transportation cost more, get these fxxxing crazy democrats out of office before a total depression happens..tax and spend, tax and spend, enhance your own pockets, fxxx the tax payor, corruption corruption corruption,the new battls cry for these demccrats. the mid terms are almost here vote them out keep them out, they just can’t govern. Look how much money the bidens have made selling American down the drain.
I am skeptical that the GOP will follow on this promise. They have demonstrated cowardice and all talk and no action. I believe most of them are brain dead. Especially the ones that have been serving over a decade. It is time for new leadership.
I hope we get something every bit as vigorous as the Russian Collusion investigation. There have been too many sleepy GOP reps and Senators over the last 30 years. I’m looking at you Senators McConnell and Graham but there are plenty others – Murkowsky, Sasse, Romney, etc. Either fight for our country or get out of the way.
LISTEN UP….It was WRONG for a COVERUP with the HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP. There are DEMOCRATS that Need to be Brought to JUSTICE. The AMERICAN PUBLIC Deserve the TRUTH on ALL MATTERS. THEIR TAXES Pay the US GOVT Wages. From SamuraiQueen. 😄😄😄😇😇😇
Be the first to comment? I commented on this exact subject 2 days ago! Where are all the damn comments! Where have you thrown them away! Is this your way of CENSORSHIP? Maybe I’ll just shit can this entire info scam of left-wing acting crap!?
Waiting for approval, my ass! Everything has to wait for WHO’S APPROVAL?
BidenCrime Family started way before he ever got into politics!went to KISS the Ring of Jimmy Hoffa to be (made) allowed in the FAMILY of Communist Teamsters! Has Always been a good Family member!