{"id":1918204,"date":"2023-04-22T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T01:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-start-calling-for-blinken-to-resign-over-hunter-biden-laptop-story\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T21:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T01:32:04","slug":"republicans-start-calling-for-blinken-to-resign-over-hunter-biden-laptop-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-start-calling-for-blinken-to-resign-over-hunter-biden-laptop-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Start Calling For Blinken To Resign Over Hunter Biden Laptop Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Frepublicans-start-calling-for-blinken-to-resign-over-hunter-biden-laptop-story%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=1918204&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>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antony Blinken<\/a> should resign, some Republicans in Congress are beginning to say, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/deep-state-connection-ex-cia-chief-says-blinken-spurred-bid-to-discredit-hunter-biden-laptop-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombshell revelation<\/a> that the nation\u2019s top diplomat may have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/deep-state-connection-ex-cia-chief-says-blinken-spurred-bid-to-discredit-hunter-biden-laptop-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a driving force<\/a> behind a bid to discredit reporting about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 in particular a laptop that allegedly contained information about his shady business dealings and personal life \u2014 weeks before the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Calls for Blinken to step down followed the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee releasing a small excerpt of a deposition with former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell during an interview with the judiciary panel and the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of a transcript shows Morell said \u201cyes\u201d when asked if a call around mid-October 2020 from Blinken, who was then an adviser to President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign at the time, triggered a statement signed by 51 intelligence veterans suggesting the Hunter Biden laptop story could be part of a Russian disinformation operation. Morell also testified that Steve Ricchetti, chairman of the Biden campaign, called Morell following a presidential debate to thank him for helping to put together the statement and admitted he wanted Biden to win the election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Testimony Reveals Secretary Blinken and the Biden Campaign Were Behind the Infamous Public Statement from Former Intel Officials on the Hunter Biden Laptop <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeTurner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeTurner<\/a> reveal HUGE news here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bX3fpqJKPo\">pic.twitter.com\/bX3fpqJKPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1649202188684611584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis, in my opinion, probably disqualifies him to serve as the secretary of state,\u201d Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/accountability\/political-ethics\/sattwo-key-republicans-call-secretary-state-blinken-resign-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Just the News<\/a> on Friday. \u201cTony Blinken, you should resign,\u201d he also said in addition to floating the prospect of impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), a lead congressional investigator of the Biden family, said Blinken should resign if he is proven to be the \u201cimpetus\u201d of the statement. \u201cAnd if he doesn\u2019t resign, he should be impeached,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thestarnewsnetwork.com\/2023\/04\/21\/exclusive-u-s-senator-ron-johnson-says-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-should-resign-if-he-was-impetus-behind-hunter-biden-laptop-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson told The Star News Network<\/a>. \u201cAgain, so many members of the Biden administration have this level of deceit, dishonesty and corruption. This is a lawless administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A more blunt assessment came from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX). \u201cAnthony Blinken is a disgrace,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonnyJacksonTX\/status\/1649420573976457216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he tweeted<\/a>. \u201cHe has now lost ALL credibility. He\u2019s damaged our country irreparably. He needs to RESIGN NOW!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) released <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cherry-picking excerpts<\/a> from the interview with Morell and released a different part of the transcript showing Morell said he could not remember Blinken asking or even suggesting that a statement about the laptop be put together.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, no part of that interview demonstrates that Tony Blinken or any other Biden campaign official asked Mike Morell to write a letter about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said a statement<\/a> from a spokesperson for the Judiciary Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The October 19, 2020, statement signed by 51 retired intelligence officials said the laptop\u2019s alleged contents have \u201call the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.\u201d After\u00a0POLITICO, the news outlet that first reported the statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/10\/19\/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published a headline<\/a> that said the former intelligence officials were claiming the story was \u201cRussian disinfo,\u201d then-candidate Joe Biden, Hunter\u2019s father, used the statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house-gop-demand-records-from-ex-intel-officials-about-hunter-biden-laptop-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cast doubt on the laptop story<\/a> during one of his debates with then-President Donald Trump weeks before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two years, many of the laptop\u2019s contents have been <a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/03\/30\/hunter-biden-laptop-data-examined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/03\/30\/hunter-biden-laptop-data-examined\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">analyzed and shown to be authentic<\/a>. Hunter Biden\u2019s lawyers recently began to send letters to state and federal officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hunter-biden-demands-criminal-investigation-into-several-figures-after-admitting-infamous-laptop-is-his\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding investigations into individuals<\/a> involved in disseminating the contents of the laptop, including to the media. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, insisted the letters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/hunter-bidens-lawyer-says-letters-dont-mean-laptop-is-his\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do not \u201cconfirm\u201d<\/a> the laptop was his client\u2019s device.<\/p>\n<p>One of the statement\u2019s most prominent signees, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, recently accused POLITICO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/former-spy-chief-accuses-politico-of-distorting-letter-on-hunter-biden-laptop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cdeliberately\u201d misrepresenting<\/a> its message. POLITICO defended its reporting about the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is separately under investigation by federal prosecutors looking into potential crimes related to his tax affairs, foreign business dealings, and a gun purchase. The president\u2019s son has said he expects to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/big-footing-house-investigation-into-hunter-biden-could-hit-firewall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleared of wrongdoing<\/a>. A meeting with Justice Department officials is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hunter-bidens-lawyers-to-meet-with-federal-prosecutors-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled for next week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Does [Secretary Blinken] dispute the accuracy of the GOP letter sent to him on Hunter Biden?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blinken spokesman: &#8220;I don\u2019t have a comment for you on that&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you know who we can ask about it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blinken spokesman: &#8220;I don\u2019t really have a comment on this&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yg7IJRQ5t0\">pic.twitter.com\/yg7IJRQ5t0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1649588643852619776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In conducting an investigation into the laptop controversy, Jordan and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) have sent letters seeking information from each of the 51 intelligence veterans who signed the October 2020 statement. Portions of Morell\u2019s testimony appeared in a letter to Blinken seeking information and records tied to the Hunter Biden issue. A deadline of May 4 is listed.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by a reporter if Blinken disputes the accuracy of what is written in the Republicans\u2019 letter, a State Department spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1649588643852619776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declined to engage<\/a>. \u201cThat is not a State Department issue, so I don\u2019t have a comment for you on that,\u201d said Deputy Press Secretary Vedant Patel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken should resign, some Republicans in Congress are beginning to say, after the bombshell revelation that the nation\u2019s top diplomat may have been a driving force behind a bid to discredit reporting about Hunter Biden\u00a0\u2014 in particular a laptop that allegedly contained information about his shady business dealings and personal life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1918205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[3620,4636,4206,3822,6880,3756,4495,3732,4178],"class_list":["post-1918204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-biden","tag-blinken","tag-calling","tag-hunter","tag-laptop","tag-republicans","tag-resign","tag-start","tag-story"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1918204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1918204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1918204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1918205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1918204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1918204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1918204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}