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2025-01-20 Home Front: Politix
President Trump will suspend the security clearances of the 51 former intelligence community officials who ''lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop
[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Fun fact: Karma’s middle name is Donald Trump.

Courtesy of Skidmark, Zero Hedge adds:
According to the Fox News, citing a senior administration official, Trump will take action against the so-called "Spies Who Lie," as one of at least 100 executive orders he's expected to sign on his first day back in the Oval Office.

Not only did federal investigators eventually confirm that Hunter's laptop was authentic, a June 2024 report from the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Federal Government and the Permanent Select Subcommittee on Intelligence found that "The 51 former intelligence officials’ Hunter Biden statement was a blatant political operation from the start. It originated with a call from top Biden campaign official—and now Secretary of State—Antony Blinken to former Deputy Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Morell.

"The Committees’ investigation revealed that without this outreach from Blinken, Morell would not have written the statement. Indeed, Morell told the Committees that the Blinken phone call “triggered” his intent to write the statement. The statement’s drafters were open about the goal of the project: “[W]e think Trump will attack Biden on the issue at this week’s debate”6 and “we want to give the [Vice President] a talking point to use in response.”

The Committees also found that:

  • High ranking CIA officials, up to and including then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, were made aware of the Hunter Biden statement prior to its approval and publication.

  • Some of the statement’s signatories, including Michael Morell, were on active contract with the CIA at the time of the Hunter Biden statement’s publication.

  • After publication of the Hunter Biden statement, CIA employees internally expressed concern about the statement’s politicized content, acknowledging it was not “helpful to the Agency in the long run.”

It's going to be a fun week, eh?
Posted by Fred 2025-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top

#1 The Orange Man must surely be reading the Burg.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-20 01:24||   2025-01-20 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 The supply of "informed" Talking Heads on TV is going to be diminished. Good luck selling yourselves, assholes
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-20 04:27||   2025-01-20 04:27|| Front Page Top

#3 
At a minimum, they still face
18 U.S. Code Chapter 73 - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE charges.

5+ years Fed visit, unless Biden (Jill) pardoned last night?
Posted by NN2N1 2025-01-20 06:15||   2025-01-20 06:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm pretty confident they'll find useful employment by whatever CCP front that can be setup. They both share the same end goal.
Posted by Procopius2k 2025-01-20 07:26||   2025-01-20 07:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry about the 'Red Badge' we're working on getting your access restored. What can you tell us about how this unfortunate Hunter event came about; your contacts, messages, disussions, that sort of thing? We'd rather you didn't dicuss our meeting this afternoon, with anyone else. Any problem with a polygraph and NDA ?
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-20 07:30||   2025-01-20 07:30|| Front Page Top

#6 It’s kind of like denying Nancy Pelosi communion. Will there be actual enforcement? It will be interesting to see which ones try to sue him. There isn’t any grounds for the suit, but surely they will.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-20 07:40||   2025-01-20 07:40|| Front Page Top

#7 And the other list of traitors get pardons: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/01/20/biden-issues-preemptive-pardons-for-trump-foes-fauci-milley-and-jan-6-committee/
Posted by Airandee 2025-01-20 07:56||   2025-01-20 07:56|| Front Page Top

#8 /\ Biden Issues Preemptive Pardons For Trump Foes Fauci, Milley And Jan. 6 Committee

Thanks Airandee.
Posted by Besoeker 2025-01-20 07:59||   2025-01-20 07:59|| Front Page Top

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