So far, two of the individuals implicated in plots against Trump or the laptop have been rewarded by Biden.
Jake Sullivan, who was tied to the Russian collusion narrative, is a spokesperson for the administration.
Antony Blinken, who was apparently Hunter’s business mentor as well as allegedly planting the seed for the intelligence letter, is now the Secretary of State.
That brings us to Andrew Bates, the current Deputy White House Press Secretary.
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Former CIA Senior Adviser Nick Shapiro was shopping around the letter to the media that former CIA boss Michael Morell had signed by a total of 51 former intelligence officers, including himself.
Shapiro sent out a letter to media outlets that stated, “Giving this to you exclusively first if you guys want to run with it.
“You can also use this on the record from me Nick Shapiro, describing what this is: ‘A large group of former career intelligence officers, many specializing in Russia, joined by a group of former intelligence community leaders, are all saying that they believe the Russians were somehow involved here.’
“The IC leaders who have signed this letter, worked for the past four presidents, including Trump.
“The real power here, however, is the number of former, working level IC officers, who want the American people to know that once again the Russians are interfering.”
Guess who he sent an email to next?
Yes, Andrew Bates, who was a campaign adviser for Biden at the time.
He told Bates, “This is what I gave them.”
Politico agreed to publish the letter, then it was immediately touted by Bates and Psaki, and notice the language that each of them used… it’s identical…
"Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say" https://t.co/IxbSzPbtSG
— Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) October 23, 2020
Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say https://t.co/zRdHxTxVsl
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) October 20, 2020
And Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager who later served as White House communications director, also issued a quote on the letter, but used a bit different language…
Biden campaign's @KBeds on debate: "If we see tonight from Donald Trump these attacks on Vice President Biden's family, I think we need to be very, very clear that what he's doing here is amplifying Russian misinformation."
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) October 22, 2020
Here is the thing, though…
Every one of them made it sound as though the statements by the former intelligence officers were definitive, which they were not.
Biden did the same thing during the debate, stating, “There are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plant.
“Five former heads of the CIA, both parties, say what he’s saying is a bunch of garbage. Nobody believes it except his good friend Rudy Giuliani.”
The letter concluded that the laptop had all the signs of a Russian disinformation or misinformation campaign, but there was no way they could definitively know because not a single one of them had actually inspected the laptop.
At the same time, two current agencies who did have hands on had determined the laptop was authentic. That being the FBI and Director of National Intelligence.
One could say that Biden’s campaign was putting out misinformation for the purpose of influencing an election.
Just saying.
Source: Fox News
