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Government Corruption
Were 'Former Intel Officials' Who 'Debunked' Hunter's Laptop on the Klingon Payroll?
2023-12-10
[Hot Air] Jim Jordan has an extraordinary question for the CIA. One that would make the already bad look of the 51 former intelligence officials’ letter claiming that the Hunter Biden laptop "has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation" even worse.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is giving the CIA a week to share any information about payments to signers of the letter between January 1, 2020, and today.

We already know that CIA officers coordinated the campaign to get the letter published, violating the Hatch Act. Now, Jordan is implying that at least some signatories of the letter were getting direct payments from the CIA. There can be little doubt that they were already benefiting from their CIA connections, but direct payments would be even more damning.
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Posted by:Besoeker

#2  There can be little doubt that they were already benefiting from their CIA connections, but direct payments would be even more damning.

Given the current practices of money laundering, 'direct' is unlikely.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-10 11:47  

#1  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is giving the CIA a week to share any information about payments to signers of the letter between January 1, 2020, and today.

Perhaps possible Klingon payments to the BCF (via foreign cutouts) can also be discussed ?

Posted by: Besoeker   2023-12-10 01:40  

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