House probe finds ‘blatant political operation’ to discredit Hunter Biden laptop story

The 2020 letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials discrediting the Hunter Biden laptop story was fueled by a phone call from then-Biden campaign adviser Antony Blinken to former Deputy CIA Director Michael Morrell, according to a House investigation.

Mr. Morrell told investigators that the letter was quickly drafted as “a talking point” for Joe Biden’s upcoming debate with President Trump.

The House Weaponization of the Government and Intelligence Committees released transcripts of interviews with Mr. Morrell and other top intelligence officials that reveal a coordinated effort to label the laptop story “Russian disinformation.”