Dems release more testimony, say no pressure from Biden campaign to discredit Hunter laptop story -
The lawmakers say “at no point” during Mr. Morell’s transcribed interview did he testify that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who served at the time as a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, “directed or asked him to write any letters.”
The Post report, published on Oct. 14, 2020, weeks before the presidential election uncovered an avalanche of embarrassing emails, photos and text messages about Hunter Biden’s drug addiction, sexual behavior and his hugely profitable foreign business dealings. Mr. Morell told lawmakers that Mr. Blinken contacted him “on or around” Oct. 17, ostensibly to garner his reaction to The Post’s story, but that conversation set in motion the letter that was released to Politico on Oct. 19.
He also said that Biden campaign chairman Steve Ricchetti called to thank him personally for the letter following the Oct. 22 presidential debate. In that debate, Mr. Biden cited the intelligence officials’ claims as refuting President Trump’s criticism of the Biden family’s business dealings. “Nor did Mr. Blinken—then a private citizen—try to get at the letter indirectly,” the spokesperson said.
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