CIA says GOP allegations of interference in Hunter Biden probe are false

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CIA says GOP allegations of interference in Hunter Biden probe are false
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“We didn’t find any evidence because the sun was in our eyes, and there was a crosswind, and our moms told us to come home, and CIA interfered, and I lost my glasses, and…..”

Tbf, when they asked WHY they should interview basically random people, the GOP members of the committee refused to share information with the rest of the committee.

To be fair, that’s absolutely on-brand for Gym Jordan. The dude is an absolute, unrepentant shitheel of the highest order.

Living in rural Ohio, and it was absolutely wild seeing all the GOP primary ads advertising they were endorsed by Jordan. I like Ohio, but we are absolutely cooked if he is the standard for Ohio representatives

The rest of the committee probably wouldn't accept "because daddy vladdy said so"

There are only two kinds of people a Trumper will attack.

Anyone who isn't 100% loyal to the Leader.

People who are 100% loyal to the cause, but might be in their way.

Me when CIA denials are true for once

That makes sense. Brazil’s options seem to be socialism (Lula) or barbarism (bolsonaro). Biden may not like socialism but he seems to be aware that basically anything is superior to far right populist dictatorships

Yup, even that should be a big deal though. Throughout the entirety of the Cold War our foreign policy prioritized fascists over socialists to the point we backed many of them like Pinochet to overthrow their democratically elected socialist governments.

Now the Democrats are explicitly doing the opposite, I feel like that's a massive change.

Very true. Especially since Biden is an iconic member of Clinton’s third way. And given the American shift from “communism has the right to exist but not to expand” to “no communist states have the right to exist” in US foreign policy in the late 20th century this is even more impressive.

So will Hunter Biden be able to drag the GOP in court for libel and she them for damages?

God I didn't realize the GOP committee members were refusing to share information with Democrats on the same committee. What a fucking joke.

What's the CIA doing weighing in on domestic affairs?

A quick read of the article would answer your question.

They aren't. They're responding to an allegation.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) denied the latest claims from House GOP impeachment investigators, who had accused the agency of intervening in the probe of Hunter Biden to stop an interview with one of his associates.

They shouldn't be. The separation of church and state is ignored as well. Staying in lanes is not what our country is good at. Imagine if there were no lines on roads...

They shouldn’t be.

They aren't. They are responding to unsubstantiated accusations being made against them. This has nothing to do with "staying in their lane," it has to do with (most likely) republicans just lying to keep their shame of an impeachment query alive.