Blinken DENIES being behind letter calling Hunter Biden's laptop disinformation trends now
Sec. Antony Blinken insisted on Monday that he was not behind the infamous letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials in October 2020 that sought to discredit reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop.
'One of the great benefits of this job is that I don't do politics, don't engage in it,' the secretary of State said. 'But with regard to that letter -it wasn't my idea, I didn't ask for it, didn't solicit it,' Blinken said on Fox News.
At the time he was allegedly behind the letter Blinken was not secretary of State but a Biden campaign adviser.
Morrell, a former deputy CIA director and acting CIA director, recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee that an Oct. 17 call with Blinken had 'absolutely' triggered his interest in coordinating the letter.
Weeks before the 2020 election, the letter claimed the abandoned laptop had 'all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.'
Sec. Antony Blinken, pictured above with wife Evan Ryan, insisted on Monday that he was not behind the infamous letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials in October 2020 that sought to discredit reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop
Biden and his campaign at the time cited the letter to discredit the laptop.
Asked if he accepted the laptop's legitimacy after most major news organizations have verified it, Blinken said he would not talk politics.
'I'm not not engaging in politics. I've got a lot on my agenda. Some things that we just talked about, trying to help the Russian aggression against engaging with our allies, partners around the world and dealing with some of the challenges posed by China. We have a situation now in Sudan, this has fully occupied my time.'
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and House Intel Chair Mike Turner sent a letter to Blinken last week telling him that they were examining the letter.
'As part of our oversight, we have learned that you played a role in the inception of this statement while serving as a Biden campaign advisor, and we
