Alexandra Bruce – Countering the flood of news reports stemming from statements made by Congressman Adam Schiff on Monday, DNI John Ratcliffe announced that the Hunter Biden hard drives were not connected to a Russian disinformation effort and that the FBI was in possession of and investigating the hard drives.

The FBI’s response to Ratcliffe’s statement was a refusal to confirm or deny the existence of an investigation. Former DNI James Clapper then repeated the Russia disinformation claims of Schiff, along with 50 retired intelligence officials, who wrote a public letter, saying they were “deeply suspicious” that Russia could be involved with the dubious New York Post stories, which had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” Continue reading →