Federal prosecutors also acknowledged in court documents filed Tuesday that the laptop Hunter Biden dropped at a computer store was, in fact, genuine, and that the laptop's contents contained information about the president's son's Apple iCloud. It added that it matched what was previously obtained through a search warrant.
In court documents, Biden's Justice Department said the IRS and FBI obtained a search warrant for tax violations in August 2019 and were able to access Hunter's Apple iCloud account.
By September 2021, Apple had backed up data from various electronic devices that Hunter had backed up to his iCloud account.
“Investigators subsequently also obtained an Apple MacBook Pro that defendant had left at a computer store,” the court filing states. “A search warrant was also obtained for his laptop, and the search results largely overlapped with information investigators had already obtained from Apple.”
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Court documents reveal that Biden's Justice Department knew about Hunter Biden's laptop, even though Joe Biden claimed it was Russian disinformation. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of a computer repair shop who turned over a laptop belonging to the president's son to authorities and members of the media in 2020, said in April 2019 that a man believed to be Hunter was inside the store. He said he dropped three laptops. He was able to recover only one of the laptops, and while Isaac was repairing the laptop, he said he discovered the disturbing substance.
Mac Isaac said he was unable to contact his customers and first searched the emails by keyword in June or July 2019.
The laptop story begins in October 2020, when the New York Post published an email from a Ukrainian energy company executive to Hunter in 2015 thanking him for introducing him to his father. It was reported that it was obtained from the drive. Joe Biden was vice president at the time of the message, and his son has since enjoyed a lucrative position on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma, raising concerns that his powerful father was trying to spread influence. was.
The contents of the laptop included sneak peeks at Hunter's business dealings abroad, as well as more sordid material such as homemade sex tapes and videos showing illegal drug use.
The laptop was widely denied by print media and television, particularly the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, and CNN.
twitter and facebook Blocked or restricted sharing of New York Post articles about Biden. Twitter once banned the New York Post from its account for several weeks.
But in February 2023, the eldest son acknowledged in a letter from his lawyer that the laptop at the center of the federal investigation was his.
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John Paul Mac Isaac, who fixed Hunter Biden's laptop, appears on FOX News. (Fox News)
At the time, journalist Miranda Devine, author of the book “The Laptop from Hell,” tweeted about Hunter's confession, calling out Russian disinformation like the one the president and 51 corrupt former intelligence officials lied about. He said that it is not a “plant”. The 51 intelligence officials she mentioned were the 51 intelligence professionals who signed a letter casting doubt on the scandal.
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In June 2023, the Department of Justice said it had known in December 2019 that the laptop “had not been manipulated in any way” and contained “credible evidence,” but that all available They were “prevented” from seeing the information, said an IRS whistleblower involved in the case. probe.
The confession reveals that the Justice Department knew the laptop had not been tampered with nearly a year before intelligence officials and President Biden declared it had been planted as part of a Russian disinformation campaign. It was revealed.
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Hunter Biden (center) and his attorneys Abby Lowell (right) and Kevin Morris (left) at the Rayburn Building for a resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Robert Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress. Leaving House Oversight and Accountability Committee Markup entitled. Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
According to court records, the search uncovered incriminating evidence including the eldest son's dependence on controlled substances and possession of a firearm.
For example, court documents say Hunter took photos of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia on his cell phone before Oct. 12, 2018, when he obtained the firearm. He also “regularly” messaged her about purchasing drugs.
In the two days after purchasing the firearm, Hunter texted his girlfriend about meeting a drug dealer and smoking crack, according to court documents.
Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Documents say Hunter slept in his car and smoked crack, that his then-girlfriend tried to dispose of the gun, and that his device had photos and videos of “apparent cocaine, crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.” A message about how it was included is also shown.
