{"id":1808463,"date":"2023-01-17T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808463"},"modified":"2023-01-17T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:52:52","slug":"ex-intel-official-who-said-hunter-biden-laptop-was-russian-disinfo-knew-it-was-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-intel-official-who-said-hunter-biden-laptop-was-russian-disinfo-knew-it-was-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Intel Official Who Said Hunter Biden Laptop Was Russian Disinfo Knew It Was Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-intel-official-who-said-hunter-biden-laptop-was-russian-disinfo-knew-it-was-real%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">O<\/span>None of the intelligence officials who signed an Open Letter casting doubt on authenticity of the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden-laptop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden laptop<\/a> Now, the story in 2020 admits that he knew vast swathes were true at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Wise, the Defense Intelligence Agency\u2019s deputy director, was among 51 former intelligence officials who signed the letter stating that they were &#8220;deeply suspicious&#8221; That the laptop story had ties was a fact. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> disinformation. Since then, most of the original story&#8217;s content has been confirmed by other media outlets including the <i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/hunter-bidens-laptop-is-legit-despite-white-houses-refusal-to-acknowledge-it\">Washington Examiner.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/hunter-biden-charges-what-punishments-could-president-son-face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HUNTER BIDEN CHARGES: WHAT PUNISHMENTS COULD THE PRESIDENT\u2019S SON FACE?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us figured that a significant portion of that content had to be real to make any Russian disinformation credible,&#8221; Wise told the <i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_TWT&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fworld%2Fhunter-biden-laptop-files-had-to-be-real-intelligence-chief%2Fnews-story%2F2173db346096e625f538064772424775&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-groupb-control-noscore&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian<\/a><\/i> The letter was signed more than two years later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" style=\"display: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-62 1x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-63 2x\" alt=\"Joe Biden, Hunter Biden\" width=\"1060\" height=\"707\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">After attending Mass Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, President Joe Biden, and Hunter Biden, left Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Johns Island. Biden is on vacation in Kiawah, Island with his family.<\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-container\">\n<div class=\"Figure-credit\">(Manuel Balce Ceneta\/AP).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Brennan, ex-CIA Director, and James Clapper, ex-Director of National Intelligence were also signatories to the open letter. The open letter was sent amid growing concerns about Russia&#8217;s interference in the election. Twitter, Facebook, as well as other social media outlets, took steps to end the escalating situation. <i>New York Post <\/i>Story about the laptop was published in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000175-4393-d7aa-af77-579f9b330000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>The 51 ex-officials highlighted this fact. &#8220;that we do not know if the emails, provided to the New York Post by President Trump\u2019s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, are genuine or not and that we do not have evidence of Russian involvement.&#8221; To argue, the officials relied on their credentials. &#8220;our experience makes us deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe letter said it had the earmarks of Russian deceit and we should consider that as a possibility,\u201d Wise shared these thoughts in his interview for the <i>Australian<\/i>. \u201cIt did not say Hunter Biden was a good guy, it didn\u2019t say what he did was right and it wasn\u2019t exculpatory, it was just a cautionary letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter was used by President Joe Biden to divert conservative criticisms of the Biden family&#8217;s overseas business dealings. The initial suppression by Big Tech of the laptop story has been a rallying cry among conservatives. The laptop will be scrutinized by the House Republicans. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kevin-mccarthy-vows-subpoenas-for-51-intel-veterans-in-hunter-biden-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subpoena<\/a> The intelligence veterans who supported the letter.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wise indicated that he did not regret signing the letter, as there was always the chance of the recipient being rescinded. &#8220;Russians or even ill-intended conservative elements could have planted stuff in there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The laptop was distributed to many media outlets. It included details about the young Biden&#8217;s personal and business lives, as well as questions about his father&#8217;s involvement. Hunter Biden is currently being investigated by the federal government for allegedly lying about a federal form concerning his purchase of a firearm. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/charges-against-hunter-biden-could-be-imminent-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charges against him<\/a> It could be very soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ONone of the intelligence officials who signed an Open Letter casting doubt on authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop Now, the story in 2020 admits that he knew vast swathes were true at the time. 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