Posted on 02/14/2023 6:38:49 AM PST by shadowlands1960
A key signer of the open letter that wrongly suggested The Post’s bombshell reporting on Hunter Biden’s emails was part of a “Russian information operation” has accused Politico of distorting “what we said” — more than two years after the fact.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tried Monday to tamp down the growing controversy over the letter that he and 50 other ex-spooks signed after The Post first revealed the existence of the first son’s infamous laptop in October 2020.
Their public statement, now the subject of investigations by the Republican-led House Judiciary and Intelligence committees, was first reported by Politico and later seized on by then-candidate Joe Biden.
“There was message distortion,” Clapper told the Washington Post. “All we were doing was raising a yellow flag that this could be Russian disinformation. Politico deliberately distorted what we said. It was clear in paragraph five.”
Clapper — who in 2013 falsely told Congress that the US didn’t “wittingly” collect the telephone records of millions of Americans — also claimed to have been unaware of how Joe Biden described the letter during a debate with then-President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Post.
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The only people who even hear his utterings are those who believe every word he says without thinking and will not change their minds as a result.
The question that need to be asked under oath:
Exactly what are the earmarks and how were they originally established as earmarks with past solidified documented evidence?
I bet the so called earmarks evidence is very ambiguous and squishy. If so then it shows the intent of these so called intelligence influencers are simply talking out of their political asses.
They knew it was not Russian disinformation. The FBI had the laptop and it was FBI personnel who circulated the letter for signature.
That’s all DS and this moronic regime is: one big fat lie....one right after another.
Clapper is in competition with Bucket Joe for who is the best, straight faced, pathological liar.
Get each of them in front of the House committee, swear them to tell the truth and rake them over the coals.
Headline should be: “Professional Liar Also Lies When Not Being Paid To”
Clapper, Politico, etc. lying by structure. They know that 95% of the readers would get no further than the first paragraph.
Good point. The truth matters much less than the spin and narrative and our media is expert at both.
It is highly effective too.
A big number of Americans still believe that Trump colluded with Russia, celebrated racism at Charlottesville, cheated on his taxes, acted improperly in the Ukraine, and that he called for an armed insurrection on Jan 6th.
My best guess is that “big number” is between 33-49% of the nation. It is really hard to win an “election” when the ill-informed and unmotivated vote in bigger numbers than ever before. Not much margin for victory and that is before you factor in that 5-10% of “Republicans” will never vote for Trump because of the narrative (mostly media but he plays into it too).
Harry Reid said it best when confronted about his lies - “well it worked didn’t it?”
Continuing the theme:
One thing about the Russians. They conveniently get rid of troublesome individuals when they have to.
Sure, they were appalled that what they signed was misinterpreted - so appalled that it took until now to say anything about it. I don’t see why they bother - they lied and got away with it and it isn’t anything they didn’t do for a living.
The president’s son is being investigated by the DOJ and a GOP-led House panel.
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