DOJ, FBI Destroy Media’s Lie Hunter Scandal Is Russian Disinformation

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 20, 2020
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After repeatedly peddling what they admitted was baseless “speculation” to defend Joe Biden from the apparent evidence of his corruption, CBS and NBC had their claim of “Russian disinformation” blown up by the Department of Justice and the FBI Tuesday. Both law enforcement groups concurred with Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe that there was no evidence Russia was behind the Biden scandal.

Late last week, CBS Evening News had given up trying to downplay the scandal and took on a more proactive role to protect their 2020 candidate. “It's a story raising concerns about whether it's real or just designed to sow confusion in the final weeks of the election,” claimed anchor Norah O’Donnell.

“Experts say it has all the hallmarks of information laundering and all the headaches of 2016,” proclaimed chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes without evidence. And NBC’s Today co-host Hoda Kotb echoed the sentiment, suggesting: “[T]here are new questions about an unverified report targeting Joe Biden’s son and new reporting about possible ties to a Russian disinformation effort aimed at influencing the U.S. election.”

But on Tuesday night’s Special Report, Fox News senior political correspondent Mike Emanuel could confirm “the FBI and DOJ concur with DNI John Ratcliffe's assessment that Hunter Biden's laptop and emails were not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.”

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