Garland's words from his statement about the raid on Mar a Lago are belied by the FBI's handling of the lap top.
Senators Grassley and Johnson have been hitting hard at Wray to investigate how the FBI handled it but Wray has kept ducking behind the ongoing investigation fig leaf. Johnson wrote another letter yesterday and it contained this nugget:
Now in December 2019, nearly two months after it was first offered to them, the primaries hadn't even started. Biden was not yet the nominee nor was it even clear he would be with a very crowded field.
That's bad enough but the repairman involved has now written a book about the entire incident and interactions with the Delaware office of the FBI. Some interesting things there:
So the FBI threatens a citizen stepping forward with a good faith belief they have information relative to multiple federal crimes. FBI refuses to even "touch it" instead threatens them with being charged for a crime themselves?
Senators Grassley and Johnson have been hitting hard at Wray to investigate how the FBI handled it but Wray has kept ducking behind the ongoing investigation fig leaf. Johnson wrote another letter yesterday and it contained this nugget:
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After the FBI obtained the Hunter Biden laptop from the Wilmington, DE computer shop, these whistleblowers stated that local FBI leadership told employees, "you will not look at that Hunter Biden laptop" and that the FBI is "not going to change the outcome of the election again." Further, these whistleblowers allege that the FBI did not begin to examine the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop until after the 2020 presidential electionpotentially a year after the FBI obtained the laptop in December 2019. 5
Now in December 2019, nearly two months after it was first offered to them, the primaries hadn't even started. Biden was not yet the nominee nor was it even clear he would be with a very crowded field.
That's bad enough but the repairman involved has now written a book about the entire incident and interactions with the Delaware office of the FBI. Some interesting things there:
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It was October 8, 2019, and Isaac described his anticipation of hearing from his father after his visit to the FBI. That night, around 8 p.m., Isaac finally received a call from his father who informed him of the lack of interest from the FBI field office.
"He left the drive and the signed service order in his car's glove compartment, then walked into the FBI's field office armed with his military ID and a business card," Isaac wrote, describing his father's approach to turning over the contents found on the laptop. "He presented the ID and card to the receptionist, saying, 'Ma'am, I've never done this before. Can I speak with an agent?'"
According to Isaac, the receptionist provided his father with a form that he refused to fill out and instead wrote "sensitive" on it. Isaac said his father waited for about two minutes before the receptionist provided him with directions to a small room "divided by a thick plexiglass window and a counter." Isaac said "small items could be passed under the counter, and a microphone and speaker allowed communication between both sides of the plexiglass."
"My father sat down, and the receptionist opened a door on the other side of the plexiglass for a man holding the not-completed form," Isaac recalled. "The agent sat down across from my father and asked, 'Why did you refuse to fill out the form?'"
Describing his father's recollection of the encounter, Isaac wrote that his father told the agent that he "didn't feel comfortable putting down information" when he had no control over who would see it.
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"My father went on to explain the events and his concerns for my safety," Isaac wrote. "He mentioned that because I had seen content that was pornographic as well as geopolitically sensitive, my life could be in danger due to what people might do to make any potential public embarrassment disappear."
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Upon informing the agent that there was no immediate threat, the agent told Isaac's father, according to the book, that the agency "doesn't get involved in state matters" and that "this isn't a federal issue."
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Isaac's father told the agent that his son had "the laptop of the son of a presidential candidate" and that it "has a lot of bad stuff on it, and he needs your help," to which the agent asked whether there was child porn on the laptop.
"I don't think so," his father responded. "My son didn't go into detail. Why would you ask me that?"
"You said there was pornography," the agent answered, according to Isaac. "What else did your son see?"
"Dealing with foreign interests, a pay-for-play scheme linked to the former administration, lots of foreign money," his dad answered.
The contract? Maybe its me but it sounds like the agent already knew about Hunter's proclivities, perhaps?Quote:
Describing how Isaac received Biden's laptop, his father told the agent that his son owned a laptop repair shop and that it was dropped off by Hunter Biden and never picked up. Isaac said his father offered to provide the agent with a copy of the laptop's drive and a copy of the contract signed by Hunter agreeing that property left at the shop past 90 days became his property, but the agent was only interested in the contract.
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"I want to see the paperwork. I don't want to touch the drive," the agent allegedly said. "Go out to your car and retrieve just the paperwork."
Lap top was left in April 2019 and this was in October 2019, well past the 90 days. So what was the issue?Quote:
Isaac said the agent made a copy of the paperwork and left the room for nearly 10 minutes before returning and telling his father that he should get a lawyer.
"I consulted with a regional legal officer, and he suggested you should get a lawyer," the agent said. He also told Isaac's father that he "may be in possession of something you don't own."
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"You better lawyer up and don't talk to anyone about this," the agent added, according to Isaac. "I don't have anything else for you, and the door is on the left."
Isaac wrote that his father "sat there, disgusted, until the agent coldly reminded him where the door was."
So the FBI threatens a citizen stepping forward with a good faith belief they have information relative to multiple federal crimes. FBI refuses to even "touch it" instead threatens them with being charged for a crime themselves?
