{"id":2196751,"date":"2024-03-11T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jim-jordan-threatens-fbi-chief-with-contempt-over-hunter-biden-laptop\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:07:36","slug":"rep-jim-jordan-threatens-fbi-chief-with-contempt-over-hunter-biden-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jim-jordan-threatens-fbi-chief-with-contempt-over-hunter-biden-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Jordan warns FBI Chief of contempt for Hunter Biden laptop"},"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\">22<\/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%2Frep-jim-jordan-threatens-fbi-chief-with-contempt-over-hunter-biden-laptop%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=2196751&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Rep. Jim Jordan Threatens FBI Chief With Contempt Over Hunter Biden Laptop\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/andrew-cuomo-blames-migrant-crisis-on-biden-admin-worst-government-blunder-i-have-seen\" data-post-url id=\"print-1867626\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Rep. Jim Jordan\u2063 (Reuters)<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is not holding back in his pursuit of answers from FBI director\u200d Christopher Wray. Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) is threatening to hold Wray \u200cin contempt of Congress for withholding crucial information about\u2064 the bureau&#8217;s interactions\u200c with social media companies regarding Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan has been relentless in his efforts to uncover the identities of\u2064 FBI officials who engaged in over 30 meetings with Twitter and Facebook prior to the 2020 election. He claims that these officials warned social media executives about potential derogatory information on the Biden family that Russia might release before the election. According to Jordan, these warnings led the companies \u200dto mistakenly suppress a true story\u2063 from the <em>New York Post<\/em> in October 2020, which detailed Biden&#8217;s laptop and its revelations about \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">foreign business dealings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan asserts \u200cthat the FBI made a deliberate decision to avoid answering direct questions from the companies about the authenticity\u2064 of the \u200cBiden \u200blaptop after the <em>Post<\/em> story broke. This decision was made despite \u200bthe FBI&#8217;s\u2064 knowledge in November 2019 that the laptop was indeed legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to Wray on \u2062Monday, Jordan set a deadline of March 25 for the FBI chief to provide the requested information or face contempt proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>This letter \u2064marks an\u200c escalation in the ongoing clash between congressional\u200c Republicans and the \u200bBiden administration over how\u2062 federal agencies handle matters involving \u200dHunter Biden. Jordan and his fellow Republicans have accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of being lenient in the federal investigation into Hunter \u2063Biden&#8217;s tax issues and foreign business dealings. \u200cThe Justice Department, which initiated the investigation in 2018, was on \u200bthe verge of\u200c closing it without charges until two IRS whistleblowers exposed\u2063 evidence of Biden&#8217;s felony tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan has also been pressing the CIA for \u2062answers regarding its involvement in a letter signed by more than 50 former intelligence officials, falsely claiming that the release of Biden&#8217;s laptop\u2062 was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Former CIA\u2062 deputy director Michael Morell has testified\u200b that he orchestrated the \u200cletter after discussions with the\u2062 Biden campaign and with approval from the CIA.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d his letter to Wray, Jordan accuses the FBI of\u2063 repeatedly refusing to \u200cprovide documents related to the meetings with social media companies and other internal \u2062communications. \u200cHe highlights how FBI lawyers obstructed Laura Dehmlow, the section chief for the FBI&#8217;s Foreign Influence Task Force, from answering questions about the social media meetings during a congressional \u2062interview last\u200b year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2064 do Rep. \u200bJim Jordan&#8217;s allegations of FBI interference in the election by suppressing potentially damaging information about Joe Biden raise concerns about transparency \u2064and democracy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Potential \u2063scandalous contents.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Director Wray, Jordan accuses the FBI of interfering in \u200cthe\u2063 election by\u200c suppressing information \u2064that could\u200d have been damaging to then-candidate\u200b Joe Biden. Jordan asserts that the FBI&#8217;s actions violate the principles of transparency and democracy, and he demands that Wray\u200c release all documents and communications\u2062 related \u2063to the \u2062bureau&#8217;s interactions with \u2063social media companies.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding \u2064Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop has been a contentious \u200bissue\u200b for months. The laptop was reportedly left at a repair shop in\u2064 Delaware, and its contents\u200b allegedly included incriminating\u2063 evidence \u2063of Hunter Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-fails-to-explain-corrupt-dealings-overseas-tax-probe\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden fails to explain corrupt dealings overseas, tax probe\">business dealings overseas<\/a>.\u200b The story, initially published by the <em>New York Post<\/em>, was met with \u200dwidespread\u2063 censorship and suppression by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>. Twitter even went so far \u2063as to lock the <em>New York Post<\/em>&#8216;s \u200caccount \u2064for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>While the authenticity \u200cof the laptop&#8217;s\u200d contents remains contested, the\u200d actions of the FBI and social \u200bmedia companies have \u200craised serious concerns about the\u200b influence of big tech in shaping public discourse and\u2064 manipulating the electoral process. Many conservatives argue that the suppression of\u200b the <em>New York Post<\/em> \u200cstory represents a clear example of bias \u200cand censorship by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malaysia-to-warn-tiktok-meta-over-alleged-blocking-of-pro-palestinian-content\/\" title=\"Malaysia to caution TikTok, Meta for alleged pro-Palestinian content block.\">social\u2063 media giants<\/a>, while critics argue that the\u2064 story lacked credibility and was potentially\u200d part\u2063 of a \u200bdisinformation campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless\u200b of the \u2062validity \u200bof the laptop&#8217;s contents, the \u200ballegations made by Rep. Jim Jordan warrant \u200ba thorough investigation into the FBI&#8217;s conduct. The \u2064American people\u200d deserve transparency and accountability\u2062 from their government institutions, especially when it comes to potential interference in the democratic process. If Jordan&#8217;s claims are substantiated, \u2063it would raise\u2063 serious questions about the integrity \u200cand impartiality of the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Director Wray must respond to\u2063 Jordan&#8217;s demands \u2064and\u200d provide the requested documents and communications. Congress has a constitutional duty to oversee the executive branch \u200dand ensure its adherence to the \u2064principles of democracy. Withholding information\u200c from Congress\u200d is a serious offense that should not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this investigation\u2063 could have far-reaching implications for the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-really-to-blame-for-misinformation-online\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Really\u00a0To Blame For Misinformation Online?\u00a0\">social media regulation<\/a> and the role of big tech in elections. The power and \u2063influence of these companies have\u200b grown \u2064exponentially in\u2064 recent years, raising concerns about their ability to sway public\u200b opinion and suppress certain narratives.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan&#8217;s threats of contempt against FBI Director Christopher Wray \u2063should not be ignored. The\u200d American people deserve to know the truth about \u200cthe FBI&#8217;s\u200d interactions with social media \u200dcompanies\u200c and whether there was any undue influence in the 2020 election.\u2063 Transparency and accountability are essential\u2064 for\u200b maintaining trust in our democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Judiciary Committee chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, warned FBI director Christopher Wray of potential contempt of Congress charges. This came after Wray refused to disclose details about the FBI&#8217;s communication with social media firms regarding Hunter Biden. 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