Schiff v. Ratcliffe: DNI Reports That Hunter Biden’s Laptop Is Not Believed To Be Part Of A Russian Disinformation Campaign

Recently, we discussed how House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff stated publicly that the recently disclosed laptop information from Hunter Biden was clearly part of a Russian intelligence operation. Schiff said that “we know that this whole smear on Joe Biden comes from the Kremlin.” This morning, John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence, stated categorically that Hunter Biden’s laptop was not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.  What is most notable is that Ratcliffe has stated that Schiff and his Committee have not been given any intelligence to support Schiff’s conclusion.  The incident has raised lingering criticism of Schiff who previously told the public that he had clear evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia after that allegation was rejected in repeated investigations, including Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Schiff never produced the incriminating evidence and later it was shown that the widely cited Steele dossier was based on a source who was considered to be a Russian agent.

There is ample reason to suspicious about the timing of this disclosure. However, I have written that this serious concern is separate from the question of whether the emails are fabricated. The Biden campaign has not given the most obvious responses to such a scandal. It is important to keep in mind that Hillary Clinton and the DNC were actually hacked by Russian intelligence but the underlying emails were true.

Schiff now finds himself, again, in the position of supporting a claim of evidence of Russian collusion. He will have to show that this laptop discovery was engineered by Russian intelligence.  If the owner is speaking the truth, the computer was dropped off in April 2019 with the intent to be used in the 2020 campaign.

Ratcliffe stated in an interview that

“it’s funny that some of the people that complained the most about intelligence being politicized are the ones politicizing intelligence and unfortunately in this case, it is Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who as you pointed out on Friday said that the intelligence community believes that Hunter Biden’s laptop and e-mails on it are part of some Russian disinformation campaign. Let me be clear, the intelligence community doesn’t believe that because there is no intelligence that supports and we shared no intelligence with chairman Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden’s laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign. It’s simply not true.”

Ratcliffe accused Schiff of politicizing intelligence and stated “Don’t drag the intelligence community into this. Hunter Biden’s laptop is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign and I think it’s clear the American people know that.”

Schiff should explain the basis for his conclusion that this is part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Someone is clearly misrepresenting the intelligence and the public should know the basis for these irreconcilable statements.

474 thoughts on “Schiff v. Ratcliffe: DNI Reports That Hunter Biden’s Laptop Is Not Believed To Be Part Of A Russian Disinformation Campaign”

  1. If this is Russian Misinformation then there are a lot of emails that the Russian’s have spread!! We all know that Adam Schiff Russia, Russia, Russia and the Democrats who the ones’s involved with Russia. However there is an email;s in the New York Post article were Russian Misinformation than why did Hunter Biden’s attorney, George R. Mesires email the Repair Shot Owner, John Paul about having the Lap Top returned to him. I’d say if this is Russian Misinformation Hunter wouldn’t be having his attorney trying to get the Lap Top Returned.. Also the receipts are Hunter Biden’s signature. There’s another sticky issue, Devan Cooney a former Business Partner of Hunter Biden and Devon Archers company has turned over 26,000 emails to Peter Schweizer (Author of Riding the Dragon) and Breitbart News. Is that Russian information too??? Did Russia, Russia, Russia put those emails in Devan Cooney’s Lap Top. Hardly, what is wrong with people allowing themselves to be manipulated with Russian Misinformation Lies. As for Adam Schiff everything is Russia, Russia which are he know are lie’s. Adam Schiff is a Pathological Liar.

  2. Something is really wrong with Schiff. He is obsessed with Russia and he keeps getting proved wrong at every turn.

  3. Is this all so much inconsequential chattering or does this work up to some point, some objective, some goal?

    for some it does …. a mammoth spending idea waiting in the wings to enrich the Democrats and pick everybody’s pockets to pay for it

    https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/university-chicago-faculty-demands-reparations

    U OF CHI CALLS FOR REPARATIONS FOR BLACKS
    and their sponsors, advisors, BLM and such like as that, ngos, nonprofits, and various assorted “activists” who will all be enriched, as we all pay a debt long before settled.

    IF YOU VOTE BLUE YOU ARE A SUCKER AND YOU WILL PAY FOR IT — LITERALLY– WHEN THIS CRAZY IDEA COMES TO PASS

  4. “Forty years ago, a Republican delegation led by Barry Goldwater told Richard Nixon he had lost almost all his remaining support in Congress. The next day, he resigned.”

    – Christian Science Monitor, 2014
    __________________________

    Reasonable and honorable Republicans rejected Nixon for his perspicuous missteps and foibles in 1974.

    Adam Schiff et al. continue to embrace and propagate the “Big Lie” and to perpetrate the once-capital crime (until 1870 in the U.K., the penalty for challenging the authority of the Sovereign was to be Drawn and Quartered), the Obama Coup D’etat in America.
    ______________________________________

    The Obama Coup D’etat in America is the most egregious abuse of power and the most prodigious scandal-cum-crime in American political history.

    The co-conspirators are:

    Kevin Clinesmith, Bill Taylor, Eric Ciaramella, Rosenstein, Mueller/Team, Andrew Weissmann,

    James Comey, Christopher Wray, McCabe, Strozk, Page, Laycock, Kadzic,

    Sally Yates, James Baker, Bruce Ohr, Nellie Ohr, Priestap, Kortan, Campbell,

    Sir Richard Dearlove, Christopher Steele, Simpson, Joseph Mifsud,

    Alexander Downer, Stefan “The Walrus” Halper, Azra Turk, Kerry, Hillary,

    Huma, Mills, Brennan, Gina Haspel, Clapper, Lerner, Farkas, Power, Lynch,

    Rice, Jarrett, Holder, Brazile, Sessions (patsy), Nadler, Schiff, Pelosi, Obama,

    Joe Biden, James E. Boasberg et al.

          1. I could care less what that website says or if the quote is correct what some blackrobe tyrant said

            the businessinsider story is itself is defamatory of tucker, not that it matters. as mass media defame at will. they had to make something up to protect tucker in that case since they could not excuse him from the rule or put it in peril for themselves either

            nyt v sullivan’s gotta go

            1. The entire argument by the paper was false. The left continuously uses innuendo and lies to injure anyone they don’t like. They do it to their own to keep their own in line. Sandmann proved how bad the MSM is.

          2. It’s so easy to take a headline and create a fictitious story. That is typical of this poster. What is said above was not the argument at all. Carlson framed the segment for the following debate that followed and if one actually reads what the judge said one gets a completely different story that is completely the opposite..

            The judge writes:
            “This interpretation of the segment is bolstered by the disclaimer Mr. Carlson made at the outset of his monologue. See Tr. at 8:2-19. Specifically, he introduced the segment by stating: “We’re going to start by stipulating that everything Michael Cohen has told the feds is absolutely true. Now, assuming honesty isn’t usually a wise idea with Michael Cohen, but for the sake of argument, let’s do it in this case, everything he says is true[.]”

            Take note what Carlson is saying then read on.

            “See Episode Transcript (emphasis added). Mr. Carlson, who is not a lawyer, see Def. Br. at 13 n.7, then goes on to state his opinion: “Now that sounds like a classic case of extortion.” See Episode Transcript (emphasis added). ”

            Quite different than what our poster reports. Reading on to the essence and beyond involving the words “reasonable viewer”.

            “These disclaimers would put any reasonable viewer on notice that Carlson himself “doubt[s] the veracity of the source of these statements” and that the listener should as well.”

            Carson says he doubts the source and that the listener should doubt them as well, but he described the source above. Reading on.

            ” Tr. at 8:17-18. Mr. Carlson’s statements, instead, seek to frame the issue for a debate that follows on the show, and do not come as a sober factual report.”

            The above poster is a venomous individual who doesn’t care about the truth. I think most of us know who that poster is but I want to focus on the truth not on the slimy individual that wrote the post.

            1. Referring to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, Tucker Carlson said “Remember the facts of the story; these are undisputed. Two women approached Donald Trump and threatened to ruin his career and humiliate his family if he doesn’t give them money. Now that sounds like a classic case of extortion.” McDougal did not do what Carlson said.

              The judge ruled that “This ‘general tenor’ of the show should then inform a viewer that he is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary.’”

              When someone calls false claims “undisputed” “facts,” I call that lying.

              1. AT LEAST TRUMP WANTED TO GET IT ON WITH ADULT HOTTIES

                TURNS OUT HUNTER BIDEN WAS EXPOSING HIMSELF TO 14 YEAR OLDS

                IF YOU BELIEVE HIS OWN WORDS ON HIS OWN LAPTOP THAT IS– JUST HEARD RUDY READING SCREEN CAPS– & HE’S TURNED IT OVER TO DELAWARE STATE POLICE

                meanwhile, former Hunter pal Bevan frog marched out of a federal correction facility to who knows where

                https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1318696778804453379?s=20

                2020 the year of the rat comes full circle now

                1. We still don’t know that it’s HB’s laptop.

                  Fine by me for HB to be questioned about it under oath, along with Giuliani (did he make a copy before handing it over? why did he keep it so long before handing it over? why not turn it over to NY police, since that’s where he lives?) and John Paul Mac Isaac (when did he give the copy to Giuliani? was there p0rn on it when he gave Giuliani the copy?).

                  For a lawyer, you’re awfully credulous Mr. Kurtz.

                2. Keep in mind that women who’d participated as girls in the (Miss) Teen USA have alleged that Trump walked in on them in their dressing room when they were teens, in various states of undress.

                  Trump has bragged to Howard Stern about doing that with adult pageant contestants, “Well, I’ll tell you the funniest is that I’ll go backstage before a show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything else, and you know, no men are anywhere. And I’m allowed to go in because I’m the owner of the pageant and therefore I’m inspecting it. You know, I’m inspecting, I want to make sure that everything is good. You know, the dresses. ‘Is everyone okay?’ You know, they’re standing there with no clothes. ‘Is everybody okay?’ And you see these incredible looking women, and so, I sort of get away with things like that.”

                  Trump’s a disgusting pig.

                    1. so hunter was saying that his ex lover his sister in law was unhappy about him facetiming nude with a 14 year old

                      illegal pictures to boot

                      well that’s quite a disgusting story. compare this one all you like because every time you ring that bell it’s going to chime louder and louder

                    2. With the adult women, he said “they’re standing there with no clothes” when he walks in on them, but for some reason you think the teens aren’t naked?

                      We still don’t know that it was Biden’s laptop or that any of what Giuliani is claiming is true.

                      Why hasn’t Giuliani already made a statement under penalty of perjury? Nothing is stopping him from doing it, except that he doesn’t want to.

                    3. “With the adult women, he said “they’re standing there with no clothes” when he walks in on them, but for some reason you think the teens aren’t naked?”

                      Why do you think they are totally naked? When changing underwear is not usually changed as well at least on the bottom. I repeat you sound like a prude and get satisfaction talking about titillating events.

                  1. “Keep in mind that women who’d participated”

                    Anonymous, I hate to inform you that in the fashion industry it is not uncommon for the models to be in various forms of undress.with men around. In some parts of Europe women will walk into the dressing rooms and even in the dressing rooms of some high end hotels women would enter the mens locker room with men in various forms of undress, even naked. Let you forget female reporters took legal action to enter the mens dressing room and showers after professional football and there as well men were in various forms of undress or nakedness.

                    You are a prude and afraid of the human body. You need to get out into the world and away from computers. Porn is not the answer to real life. No wonder you use a generic icon and name. LOL

                3. “TURNS OUT HUNTER BIDEN WAS EXPOSING HIMSELF TO 14 YEAR OLDS”

                  That raises another question. Was Hunter Biden pushing drugs onto 14 year olds and was his father helping him do so by knowingly providing him a source of income that was selling off America?

              2. Do you know what the judge calls this stuff? “nonactionable hyperbole” The judge then says “As Defendant notes, Mr. Carlson himself aims to “challenge[] political correctness and media bias.”

                The lies you mention have to do with the entire set up of the discussion. You have to put everything in context, something you rarely do.

                “This interpretation of the segment is bolstered by the disclaimer Mr. Carlson made at the outset of his monologue. See Tr. at 8:2-19. Specifically, he introduced the segment by stating: “We’re going to start by stipulating that everything Michael Cohen has told the feds is absolutely true. Now, assuming honesty isn’t usually a wise idea with Michael Cohen, but for the sake of argument, let’s do it in this case, everything he says is true[.]”

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