Intel contractors on CIA's payroll colluded with the Biden campaign to discredit Hunter's laptop as 'Russian disinfo,' bombshell new report claims
Some ex-intelligence officials were actively being paid by the CIA on a contract basis when they signed the letter that falsely claimed Hunter Biden's laptop was 'Russian disinformation.'
Michael Morell, former deputy director of the CIA, and former CIA Inspector General David Buckley was another, according to a bombshell new report from the House Judiciary Committee. Morell was the one who organized the letter after a call from now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He said he did it to give Biden a 'talking point' in the lead-up to the 2020 election when Trump attacked him for the laptop that was later verified to be his son's.
According to the report, high-ranking CIA officials were made aware of the letter before its publishing and some raised concerns about the political nature of the letter. 'The signatories’ decision to leverage their former intelligence community titles to promote a narrative about foreign election interference improperly embroiled the [CIA] in domestic politics,' the report states saying it 'underscores the potential dangers of a politicized intelligence community.'
Earlier this month, Republicans told DailyMail.com that they are seeking punishment for the 51 intelligence officials who falsely claimed in 2020 that Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation. The infamous memo signed by the pro-Biden officials in the lead up to the 2020 election claimed that damning pictures and messages found on Hunter Biden's laptop bore the earmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign. That allowed Joe to discredit the laptop and its damning evidence during presidential debates, town halls and other media appearances prior to his election.
Now, Republicans are demanding retribution on these 51 ex-intel individuals, saying they should be fired, criminally prosecuted or even thrown in jail. 'I think one their clearances need to be revoked,' Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview Wednesday during congressional baseball practice. 'I think there needs to be an investigation into every single one of them.'
The laptop 'from Hell' was originally discovered at a Delaware tech repair shop. Later, the FBI retrieved the device and verified its authenticity.
The laptop was back in the spotlight during Hunter Biden's recent federal gun trial - where he was found guilty of three felonies. An FBI agent witness confirmed that the agency confirmed the authenticity of materials found on the device.
DailyMail.com led reporting on the laptop since its discovery and had independently verified it in 2021. Cammack continued: 'We know that the intel community never operates in absolutes and the fact that we had 51 come forward and try to put forward a narrative that this was disinformation, misinformation when everyone knew full well that it wasn't, that it was very real.'
She said the revelation is evidence of the weaponization and politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ). 'That speaks volumes about the politicization and the weaponization of the DOJ and the IC (intelligence community). ''There has to be repercussions otherwise, the verified credibility of the IC is on the line if there is not a single thing that is done to those Intel officers.'
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