‘Dirty Trick’: Barr Blasts Letter Framing Hunter Biden Laptop as Russian Disinformation

Former AG Bill Barr Slams Intelligence Officials Over Hunter Biden Laptop Scandal

Former Attorney General Bill Barr has called out the 51 intelligence officials who dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop scandal as a “dirty trick” and accused them of being “political hacks.”

In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the New York Post published a story about messages found on Hunter Biden’s laptop that suggested he had used his father Joe Biden’s position as Vice President to secure lucrative business deals in Ukraine and China. The 51 former U.S. spy officials signed a letter claiming that the laptop story had Russian ties.

In an interview with Newsmax, Barr called the letter a “clearly calculated” move and “couched in a way to create a false impression.” He added, “It was a political stunt. And I said I think all those so-called intelligence professionals act like hacks—political hacks.”

Barr also criticized President Biden for suggesting during the debates that the laptop story was Russian disinformation, calling it an “outright lie to the American people.”

Barr Admits Shock Over Biden’s Denial

When the Hunter Biden scandal broke out, Barr chose to remain silent. However, in March 2022, he admitted that he was “shocked” when Biden insisted that the laptop scandal was Russian disinformation during the second presidential debate in 2020.

At that time, the laptop was already in the FBI’s possession for 10 months. The agency had also opened up an investigation into Hunter for multiple offenses, including alleged money laundering. The laptop contained information directly connected to these allegations.

Despite this, Barr chose not to make the information known to the public, which upset former President Donald Trump.

“Why didn’t Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the election, about Hunter Biden? Joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong, or going on,” Trump said in a tweet.

Letter Aimed to Benefit Biden

Barr’s comments come as a member of the 51 intelligence officials who issued the public statement admitted earlier this month that the statement was intended to benefit Biden’s presidential campaign.

On April 4, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified that he had advised the Biden campaign to issue a statement discrediting the laptop story. The statement was then signed by the 51 intelligence officials.

The cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal was just another example of lying to the American public, and it may have affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential race. It’s time for the truth to come out.

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