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Signatories of Hunter Biden Laptop Letter Now Demand Greater Domestic Surveillance
American Grearness ^ | 13 Dec, 2023 | Eric Lendrum

Posted on 12/14/2023 4:47:07 AM PST by MtnClimber

A handful of the 51 signatories of the debunked letter which falsely called Hunter Biden’s laptop “Russian disinformation” are now calling on Congress to expand the scope of domestic surveillance in the United States.

As reported by the Daily Caller, the letter to House lawmakers on Tuesday was signed by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former Deputy Director for the National Security Agency (NSA) Richard Ledgett, former Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell, former CIA Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash, and former NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell. All five men had previously signed the controversial letter in 2020 claiming, without evidence, that information found on the recently-unearthed laptop of Hunter Biden was all “Russian propaganda” meant to influence the 2020 election.

In their new letter, the former intelligence community officials voiced their opposition to a bill that would reduce the ability of intelligence agencies to spy on Americans without a warrant. At the same time, they offered up praise for a bill that would allow surveillance of any location where internet access is provided.

“We cannot hamstring the U.S. Intelligence Community either by failing to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or by limiting it in ways that would make it difficult for the government to protect Americans,” the letter reads in part. “To be clear, Section 702 saves American lives and helps keep Americans safe from international terrorist attacks, foreign cyberattacks, overseas fentanyl suppliers, and other threats to our national security. There’s no substitute for it.”

In recent weeks, the House Judiciary Committee has been working on possible reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial provision which ultimately allowed the intelligence agencies to spy on then-candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016, under the false pretenses that he was “colluding” with Russia.

“Reasonable minds might disagree on the details of the various reforms that might be needed, even as included in the [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] bill,” they add. “But it presents a rigorous approach to the challenges and attempts in a responsible way to balance privacy protections and our nation’s safety.”

Despite the claims in their 2020 letter, numerous mainstream media outlets eventually verified the authenticity of Hunter’s laptop and all of the information contained on it, which included details about Hunter’s numerous foreign business deals, his efforts to sell access to his father while he was Vice President, as well as his frequent drug use and solicitation of prostitutes, among other scandalous revelations.

It has since been revealed that the letter was orchestrated by the Biden campaign, under the direction of then-campaign advisor Antony Blinken, who now serves as Biden’s Secretary of State.


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To: MtnClimber
A handful of the 51 signatories of the debunked letter which falsely called Hunter Biden’s laptop “Russian disinformation”

This letter by the 51 thugs and goons of 'intelligence' was the worst crime against our country in the last decade... and technically it wasn't even a crime. In the future these 51 need to be outed as the liars and thugs and goons and filth that they are - traitors to all our country stands for...

21 posted on 12/14/2023 9:09:04 AM PST by GOPJ (Gutfeld: we 'get the jokes' but sometimes we're caught up with what you're saying -it's a compliment)
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To: GOPJ

They need a fifty one gun salute, up next the wall.


22 posted on 12/14/2023 9:11:31 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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23 posted on 12/14/2023 3:08:46 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: Liz; All; V K Lee; sushiman; rlmorel
Liz, I'm not sure how many FReepers are aware of some advanced means of verifying who you are to a bank or other organization.

Our bank insisted we obtain an RSA SecurID device ($25) when we moved to Japan.

The SecurID is a device small enough to attach to a keychain. It's battery operated but there's no way to change or access the battery. After two years, RSA mails you a new SecurID to replace your current one, charging you another $25.

Here's how it works. When a bank needs to verify you -- by phone, internet, in person -- they ask you to tell them the 6-digit numeric ID that currently displays on the device.

The thing is: the 6-digit code changes on its own every 60 seconds. And being 6 digits, there's only a one-in-a-million chance that a criminal could figure out the correct code in one minute. Virtually impossible.

Now another neat thing about this means of verification is it's not at all reliant on your communications device or means of internet access. If you were on a deserted island and could only send Morse Code by flashing light, it would work because it's completely untethered from electronic communication. It means a third party digital aggregator (or Deep State agency) doesn't need to get involved in the verification transaction.

So I thought FReepers should be aware such a private means of security. Think of it as a private channel of ID protection between you and your banker. With devices like this, the world can still be secure even if communications channels are not secure.


24 posted on 12/14/2023 7:15:55 PM PST by poconopundit (Kayleigh the Shillelagh, I'm disappointed in you....)
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Ingenious......thx for the info.


25 posted on 12/14/2023 10:29:07 PM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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Truly mind blowing; jaw dropping! DS uses WTP tax dollars in
order to spy on these same people. The sheep just sigh and
complain about being sheared again. Wait until these crooks begin to tax us for breathing. What is the tipping point that
pushes action over such unlawful conduct?


26 posted on 12/15/2023 7:46:29 AM PST by V K Lee (Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistance by very wise men. A document Unlike any other.)
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