- Ratcliffe said his assertion back in October 2020 that the laptop was not part of a Russian disinformation campaign, as suggested in a letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials, was “the official position of the intelligence community” and “has never been changed, even to this day.”
- Republicans in Congress are gearing up for a Hunter Biden investigation with control of the House next year.
- Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is positioned to become House speaker, said Republicans would subpoena the dozens of intelligence veterans who signed onto the letter warning the laptop story “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”
