Ex-Spy Behind Discredited Hunter Biden Letter Said He Wanted To Provide Biden Campaign With a Debate 'Talking Point'

The former CIA official behind the discredited letter that claimed Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation told associates he wanted it used as a "talking point" in Joe Biden's 2020 debate against Donald Trump. Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA, laid out the strategy in an Oct. 19, 2020, email to former CIA director John Brennan obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Morell asked Brennan to sign on to a letter with dozens of other former intelligence officials that portrayed the release of Hunter Biden's laptop days...