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Now the WaPo ‘factchecker’ is rationalizing the letter from 51 lying intelligence officials who claimed that Hunter Biden's Laptop Was Russian Disinformation
American Thinker ^ | 02/14/2023 | Jack Hellner

Posted on 02/14/2023 9:36:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind

The Republicans in the House are having an investigation into the collusion of the media, Justice Department, and Intelligence officials as they censored the true story of the Biden family corruption right before the 2020 election.

This was pure election interference to mislead the public.

Now, Glenn Kessler, the designated fact checker at the WaPo, is claiming that the intelligence officials who lied about Russian disinformation were very careful in their wording of the letter but the media either misinterpreted or misused the letter. That is a load of garbage. 

The Hunter Biden laptop and claims of ‘Russian disinfo’

The letter signed by more than 50 former intelligence officials about the laptop was carefully worded to say much less than is often claimed.

By Glenn Kessler 

Yes, they used the expression “has all the earmarks” to leave the impression without definitively stating that it was Russian disinformation. They used this care because they wanted to mislead the public into drawing a conclusion that they were unwilling to state clearly (because they knew it was untrue). The clear purpose of the letter was to tell the public that the laptop’s content was Russian disinformation. Joe Biden cited the letter in a presidential debate with President Trump and claimed that it stated that the laptop was a Russian fake. None of the signers of the letter disputed his interpretation.

These 51 people obviously wanted Biden to win, and they didn't want the public to see how corrupt and dishonest Biden is and has been throughout his career while he sucked off the public trough.

The question is: Who got these former intelligence officials to coordinate a letter as soon as the New York Post story hit?

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cia; fbi; fbiakastasi; glennkessler; hunterbiden; hunterbidenlaptop; intelliegence; jackhellner; laptop; lielikeapostie; lielikethepost; officials; riggedelection; stolenelection

1 posted on 02/14/2023 9:36:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

It was planned and purposeful.


2 posted on 02/14/2023 9:39:50 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: SeekAndFind
Yes, they used the expression “has all the earmarks” to leave the impression without definitively stating that it was Russian disinformation.

Using vague words for the purpose of deceiving is still a lying. The 51 "intelligence" whores, as well as the WaPo fluffer, lie.

3 posted on 02/14/2023 9:40:12 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: SeekAndFind

Everyone knows that the “fact checkers” were just another liberal news channel. Old wine in a new bottle.

Plenty of people here at FR predicted this would be the case before it became obvious.

Whenever anything becomes an issue in the mass consciousness, you can be certain that the left will start some sort of highly visible something to get out in front of it and use it to project their own spin.


4 posted on 02/14/2023 9:43:04 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: SeekAndFind
...how corrupt and dishonest Biden is and has been throughout his career while he sucked off the public trough.

I've been saying this for a long time. Corrupt as the day is long.

5 posted on 02/14/2023 9:43:23 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: SeekAndFind

Be wary the product of wordsmithing.


6 posted on 02/14/2023 9:49:59 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
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To: SeekAndFind

They knew it was real. They issued a statement saying ‘it looks like Russian misinformation’ when they knew it did not and was not. They lied. “Fact checker” should be changed to “boot licker”


7 posted on 02/14/2023 9:56:29 AM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: blueunicorn6
It was planned and purposeful.

Right.

"Joe Biden cited the letter in a presidential debate with President Trump and claimed that it stated that the laptop was a Russian fake."

The letter was written in coordination with the Media precisely so The JoeTatoe could use it in the debate.

The Media has a history of coordinating with its Democrat candidates.

James Fallows gave the Clinton campaign a draft copy of his column on Benghazi, just before Hillary appeared before Congress to discuss Benghazi.

8 posted on 02/14/2023 9:57:58 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Steely Tom
Whenever anything becomes an issue in the mass consciousness, you can be certain that the left will start some sort of highly visible something to get out in front of it and use it to project their own spin.

You mean, like: Three balloons crossed the US undetected while Trump was POTUS?

9 posted on 02/14/2023 10:01:28 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Make America Florida)
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To: Erik Latranyi
You mean, like: Three balloons crossed the US undetected while Trump was POTUS?

Yes, but that was just a small one.

The "women's movement," the "environmental movement," the "consumer protection movement," ANTIFA, Occupy Wall Street, you name it. Recently it's been the Gender Identity crisis, the COVID crisis, the COVID vax crisis, etc.

Any legitimate anxiety among the public will very quickly be co-opted by the left to spread its message and distort the problem in ways helpful to the left in its effort to advance its agenda.

During periods of relative calm, the left and the MSM will create divisive "crises" — out of whole cloth, if necessary — and then stand on whatever soapbox they can find to spread their message.

Find out where a lot of people are looking, then get up on the stage in front of them (by any means necessary) and start shouting your message at them.

10 posted on 02/14/2023 10:16:05 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: SeekAndFind

Why lie, when you can simply confuse or mislead, and get the same result?


11 posted on 02/14/2023 10:22:42 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: SeekAndFind

Those 51 scumbuckets (and the Washington Post) have all the earmarks of worthless, evil poopheads who should all be burning in hell (the sooner, the better).

12 posted on 02/14/2023 10:33:02 AM PST by Songcraft
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To: Erik Latranyi; cuz1961
Posted last night by cuz1961:


13 posted on 02/14/2023 10:36:01 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: blueunicorn6

NFL officials have perhaps made it sink in that most things are rigged when the opportunity presents itself.


14 posted on 02/14/2023 10:57:06 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
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To: SeekAndFind

Bookmark


15 posted on 02/14/2023 11:59:16 AM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell..)
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To: SeekAndFind

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16 posted on 02/14/2023 4:09:48 PM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: SeekAndFind

I saw his Twitter feed, he’s all in for the Commies. Weird that they are so brazen and unapologetic.


17 posted on 02/14/2023 9:31:47 PM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....l)
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To: SeekAndFind

We all know it wasn’t definitive but they shouldn’t have done what they did…..it hurt the nation. It woke up the right that our government has chosen a side.


18 posted on 02/15/2023 4:17:21 AM PST by SPRINK
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To: SeekAndFind
The question for Greg Kessler is : Why then did none of the 51 come out and disown the media portrayal ?

Oh that's right the 51 liked the media spin!

19 posted on 02/15/2023 5:10:59 AM PST by sausageseller (If you want to cut your own throat, don't come to me for a bandage. M, Thatcher)
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The president’s son is being investigated by the DOJ and a GOP-led House panel.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/congressional-scrutiny-hunter-biden-heats-doj-probe-presses/story?id=97201254


20 posted on 02/16/2023 7:13:27 AM PST by Texan4Life
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