Biden family scandals go beyond Hunter’s involvement with hookers and Burisma bribery.

The Biden Laptop Scandal: Uncovering the Truth

When the New York Post broke ⁢the news that documents recovered from Hunter Biden’s​ abandoned⁤ laptop implicated Joe Biden in a pay-to-play⁤ scandal,⁣ the corporate media — ⁤to the ⁢extent they ⁣didn’t​ frame the story as Russian disinformation — pretended the reporting solely concerned Hunter‍ Biden’s personal life.

The scandal, however,‌ was never about Hunter’s sordid sex life and history of drug abuse. Rather, it concerned Joe Biden’s abuse of power as vice president for financial⁢ gain. But now it‌ reaches ‍much⁣ further — including 10 distinct scandals.

Saturated in Scandal

1. The Many (Uncharged) Crimes of Hunter Biden

While the current scandals swirling around the ‌laptop are unrelated to Hunter ‍Biden’s sex life or drug ​abuse, the president’s son ‌features in the first scandal: Evidence⁢ indicates⁢ Hunter ⁤Biden committed ⁢numerous crimes, including felonies.

Evidence suggests ‍Hunter Biden acted as an unregistered foreign‍ agent for, at⁤ a ‍minimum, Ukraine and China in ‌violation of the Foreign Agents‌ Registration ‍Act. The confidential human⁣ source’s (CHS) reporting suggests Hunter⁢ also accepted bribes from Burisma⁢ or alternatively helped extort $10​ million from⁢ the Ukrainian oil and gas company for himself ‍and his father.

IRS whistleblowers and federal prosecutors also ‍believed the evidence supported multiple‍ felony tax counts. Lying on⁤ a federal⁢ firearm ​application is‌ a serious felony‍ as well.

The evidence that the president’s‌ son likely engaged​ in extensive ‍criminal ‌conduct⁢ for over a‍ decade is a huge scandal, but‌ it also ⁤bred a​ separate ‌scandal: the DOJ and FBI’s efforts to protect him, No. 7 below.

2. Joe Biden’s Business Lie

Hunter Biden’s‍ laptop also exposed the reality that Joe Biden⁣ lied to the American public, dating back ⁢to September 2019.⁤ During a campaign ⁣stop, the then-Democrat presidential candidate snapped ⁤at Fox ⁢News’ Peter​ Doocy, claiming: “I’ve never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings.”

More than two years later, after The Washington Post and​ New ⁢York Times belatedly confirmed the ​authenticity‍ of the emails⁣ recovered from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, ​Doocy asked ⁣then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki whether “President Biden still maintains he never ⁤discussed overseas business deals with his son​ Hunter,” to which Psaki replied, “Yes.”

While Biden and his ⁤team⁢ stuck with that lie for two-plus years, his ⁤current press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, is attempting to snuff out that scandal by reframing Biden’s denial.⁢ “I’ve been asked this question a million times. ⁢The⁤ answer is not‍ going to change. The answer remains the‌ same: The president was never in business with his son,” Jean-Pierre said on Monday.

3. Joe Biden’s Corruption

The much more serious scandal, however,⁣ concerns extensive evidence​ of Joe Biden’s‌ widespread corruption. ‌Bank and corporate records, suspicious activity reports,⁤ emails and text messages ‍recovered from Hunter Biden’s laptop, ‍travel records, reporting from ⁤a “highly credible” CHS, and testimony and expected testimony from Hunter Biden’s business partners indicate that Joe Biden, while vice president, exchanged political⁤ favors for payments‍ to his⁢ family members — with a⁢ cut of the ⁤cash coming to the⁢ “Big Guy.”

People and/or organizations from Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and China, among others, all paid Biden-related‍ business entities⁤ millions of dollars, with evidence indicating⁤ the now-president received a cut of the bribes. ⁢The‌ evidence indicates that in exchange, the individuals received access to‌ the then-vice president. ​In the case of Ukraine, Biden forced the firing of the prosecutor general‌ who⁤ was investigating Burisma, the company ⁣where Hunter ‍held a board seat and which allegedly paid Joe‌ and​ Hunter Biden‌ each $5 million in bribes.

The evidence of Joe Biden’s corruption is bad ‍enough, but ⁢the scandal ⁤deepens⁣ when one considers the president has ‌supplied Ukraine with cluster bombs ​and billions ‍in American tax dollars.

Cover-Ups

4. FBI’s Interference in the 2020 Election

By ‍December 2019, the‌ FBI had authenticated the laptop Hunter ‍Biden abandoned at a computer repair shop in Wilmington,⁢ Delaware. Yet,⁤ knowing the laptop was real and contained spectacularly damaging details implicating Joe Biden in corruption, the FBI spent the months leading⁤ up to⁢ the⁢ November 2020 ⁢election grooming tech giants to believe a “hack-and-leak operation” was imminent. The FBI also pushed social‍ media companies to‌ change their‌ terms of⁢ service to prohibit the posting⁣ of so-called hacked ⁢materials.

These combined‍ efforts ‌prompted social media companies ⁣to censor the​ New York⁤ Post’s Oct. 14, 2020 blockbuster article, ⁣“Smoking-Gun Email Reveals ⁤How Hunter Biden Introduced ⁢Ukrainian Businessman to VP Dad.”‍ After the story broke and after initially confirming its authenticity ‌to Twitter, the FBI⁢ refused to comment on whether the material had been hacked ​or was Russian disinformation,‌ leading to its continued ​widespread ⁣censorship.

Not only did the FBI improperly protect Joe Biden‍ and‌ prompt the censorship of true⁣ political speech,​ it interfered in the ⁢2020 election and likely handed Biden the White House.

5. Intelligence Agencies’ Interference ⁤in‌ the 2020 Election

Former and current members‍ of intelligence ⁣agencies soon joined the FBI in​ interfering ‌in the ​2020⁢ election. The House Intelligence and Weaponization⁣ Committees previously detailed evidence of that interference in their report titled, “How Senior Intelligence Community Officials and the‍ Biden Campaign Worked ⁤to⁤ Mislead American Voters.”

That report established that the infamous October 2020‍ letter, which was ‍signed‍ by 51‍ former intelligence officials and falsely framed the Hunter Biden laptop as ‌Russian‍ disinformation, was concocted by Biden-campaign officials, including‌ now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who served as⁤ a senior​ adviser to the⁤ Biden campaign. Then-candidate Joe Biden would cite that ‌letter in​ his final debate with Donald Trump to lie to the American people (again), telling⁢ the country ‌the laptop was Russian disinformation.

It is scandalous⁤ that scores of former intelligence officials would‍ use their prior⁣ positions⁤ and reputations to deceive Americans in a way that likely affected the 2020 election. That⁢ any of those individuals retained security‌ clearances adds​ to the​ scandal, as ⁣does⁢ the ⁣role of the ⁢Biden campaign and the involvement of at least one ⁢CIA employee in soliciting signatories ⁣for the statement.

6. Intel Agencies’⁢ Failure to Protect America Against Foreign‍ Influence

Not only did intelligence agencies interfere in the 2020 election, ​but in their efforts ⁤to protect Joe Biden,​ they ⁤likely also failed to provide necessary defensive ‍briefings, putting Americans at risk.

To protect our country, ​intelligence officials must have frank discussions with leaders (and candidates) about ⁢the risks of foreign malign influence. Given how‍ hard the FBI and intelligence agencies tried to bury the‌ news of the laptop, it seems likely they omitted any reference to the laptop⁣ and⁤ details contained on it in ‌briefings to ⁣then-President Trump, then-candidate Biden, and the Biden campaign.

To date, this scandal has ‍been overlooked and merits further⁢ inquiry to determine whether the intelligence ⁤apparatus fulfilled its duty to the country or omitted inconvenient facts in briefings to protect Joe Biden. Of particular concern is ⁢whether intelligence agencies assessed and warned about the risk that⁣ the Russians had stolen a second Hunter Biden laptop that contain materials the‍ Biden son believed rendered‌ him ‌susceptible to blackmail.

7. DOJ and⁣ FBI’s⁢ Handling of Biden Investigations

When it comes‌ to how the DOJ and FBI​ handled investigations into Biden⁢ family corruption, ‍the evidence of ⁣potential misconduct is overwhelming.

Broadly, this ⁣scandal‍ includes conflicts of interest between Biden-appointed ⁤U.S. attorneys⁢ — including the‌ Pennsylvania U.S. attorney handling an investigation into the Jim Biden-connected company Americorp, and​ the California and D.C. ‌U.S. attorneys who reportedly refused ‍to bring​ felony charges ⁢against Hunter Biden. Likewise, Attorney General Merrick Garland’s ⁢conflict of interest ⁣proves scandalous given ⁢the numerous efforts by the ⁣DOJ and ​FBI headquarters to interfere ⁤in the investigations.

Beyond conflicts of interest, the IRS whistleblowers and another⁤ whistleblower who’s provided information to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ‍have revealed numerous instances ‍of DOJ and FBI procedural violations, the burying of evidence ​such as the FD-1023, the false labeling of derogatory ⁤evidence ⁤as disinformation, and limits on the investigative steps agents ​could take. Consequently, the DOJ charged Hunter‍ Biden ⁣only with misdemeanors and one firearm felony ⁣that could be dropped,⁣ and to date it ⁣appears no investigation has occurred into⁢ Joe Biden or‍ his brother, Jim‍ Biden, on allegations ⁣of ‌bribery and‍ money laundering.

While Democrats counter the growing evidence of corruption‍ by wrongly claiming it⁣ has⁤ not been corroborated, that fact does not ‍vindicate the​ Bidens: It implicates the DOJ and FBI in a separate scandal.

Cover-Ups of the Cover-Ups

8.⁢ DOJ and FBI’s‍ Cover-Up‌ of Failure to ⁣Investigate Bidens

Once​ whistleblowers ​began ‍exposing the⁣ Biden ⁣administration’s interference in the family’s pay-to-play‌ investigation,‍ the DOJ and FBI began to ⁤cover-up ‍the cover-up. We saw this most clearly when Garland professed ‌that there ‌was no political interference⁣ in ⁤U.S. Attorney David ​Weiss’s investigation into Hunter Biden. Garland stressed that, as a‍ Trump holdover,​ Americans could trust Weiss’s independence.

Garland’s testimony cannot be squared with the extensive interference coming from FBI headquarters and the limitations the DOJ placed ⁣on investigative ⁤techniques. When Grassley pushed on the point, Garland‌ maintained that Weiss had⁣ ultimate charging authority. According ⁤to an IRS whistleblower, however, ⁣Weiss said otherwise, claiming he ​wasn’t⁣ the ultimate decision-maker.

Here, ⁢the cover-up of the cover-up began ‍in earnest, with‌ Garland and Weiss writing a series of⁣ letters and making public statements that attempted ⁤to obscure the ⁣ultimate question of whether Weiss had ultimate authority to charge⁣ Hunter Biden⁢ and⁢ whether DOJ or FBI headquarters interfered⁢ in the investigation. This scandal has yet⁢ to be unraveled. But on ⁢Monday, the​ DOJ sent a letter to​ the House Judiciary Committee ‌offering up Weiss to ⁢testify — indicating ⁣Biden’s Justice Department might be⁣ preparing to throw Weiss under the bus.

9. Democrats Lying to Protect Joe Biden

Many Democrats are also wrapped up in ​lying to protect Joe Biden. Some of these lies predate the election when⁤ they⁢ spun the laptop as Russian disinformation. But more ⁢recently, we ⁣saw Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin lying to⁢ the ⁢American public about the FD-1023 form. Had⁢ former ⁤Attorney General William Barr not gone ‍on the record​ to correct Raskin’s falsehood, the public‍ would have been⁣ none the wiser.

Seeking‌ to protect Joe Biden from damning bribery claims, Raskin falsely claimed that Trump⁣ appointees⁢ Barr and U.S. Attorney‍ Scott Brady⁢ had reviewed the ⁤CHS’s reporting contained in a June ⁣2020 ⁢FD-1023 form and closed⁢ out the investigation. ⁤Raskin⁤ also ​portrayed the CHS’s ‌reporting as ‍connected to Rudy Giuliani.

But as The Federalist first reported, ⁣Barr unequivocally​ said ⁣that Raskin’s claim​ was “not true.” ‌The investigation into the FD-1023 “wasn’t closed down.” “On ‍the contrary,” Barr ​stressed, “it⁤ was sent to ​Delaware for ⁢further‍ investigation.” Likewise, Barr ‍explained‍ the CHS’s reporting was unrelated to‍ Giuliani.

10.⁣ Press ⁤Acting as Biden-Run Media

When the Post broke the laptop story, the‌ legacy media either ‍silenced it or framed​ it as Russian disinformation. Even two years later, after belatedly authenticating the material recovered ⁣from Hunter Biden’s computer, the corporate media refused to​ cover ⁣the implications — that the emails, documents, and texts indicated Joe Biden was involved in a massive corruption scandal. The⁢ corrupt press still refuses to cover the news fairly, opting instead to brand the evidence as ‌a conspiracy theory.

The media’s ‍refusal to ‍seek and report the truth⁣ proves the most dire of all ⁣the scandals because without a ​free press checking government corruption, the corruption will‍ only grow.