Some say that Hunter Biden’s laptop is a potential scandal in the making while others accuse mainstream media of aligning facts with prescribed narrative. We take a look further into the piece of hardware.
Incriminating Hunter Biden’s Laptop
The big guy or Hunter Biden’s laptop has generated unwanted attention. The abandoned piece of hardware at a repair shop held enough content to demand a closer look and to deem it controversial.
For those of us who are still in the dark regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop controversy, the contents included incriminating photos and in-the-dark kept business ventures relating to Hunter Biden.
The Discovery of the Laptop
The laptop was given to the show where its contents were discovered by a technician. Upon discovering the contents and realizing what they meant, he handed over the machine to law officials so that they may decide what to do with it.
The curious officials poured their attention on Hunter Biden’s laptop for quite sometime before the recent 2020 elections.
This uncovering had all the ingredients of a big blast which could have been carried out just weeks away from the 2020 presidential election in the United States. Gerard Baker of The Wall Street Journal claims this was an “October Surprise” bombshell.
Media’s Stance on the Said Machine
People seem to agree that if this laptop belongs to Donal Trump Junior, the newspapers and their headlines would have had their field day.
Since the name generated controversy in itself, this is linked to uneven journalism.
When this issue arose, cable networks were in consensus about two things: the laptop was planted by Russia and the elections had no link or relevance to that election.
Many people blame this stance and label this as promoting fake news and covering of the media and the tech industry.
It is also said that the potential impact this could have had on the election turnout would have been notable.
20% of Democrat voters say they would have thought otherwise or considered not voting in light of this finding.
But since the issue was not raised in the media and is covered up tightly, there seems to be quite some effort in covering this story.
Joe Biden’s Response to Hunter Biden’s Laptop
On many occasions when Joe Biden has been directly asked regarding the laptop, he has denied any knowledge of the said pictures and content.
Even in presidential debates, he has sidestepped the issue by pledging no knowledge.
This story could have really hurt the popularity and the image of Joe Biden, since it had all the necessary materials for swinging the election towards his opponent.
As the election was already fought narrowly, the laptop could have played a vital role.
What Was on the Laptop?
The New York Post reported its findings of the laptop which was found in Delaware.
Emails were found in the laptop which was said to be “embarrassing” and suggested they had been selling Hunter Biden’s “high-level family connections” for a firm based in Ukraine.
The issue has gained traction again in light of the current global scenario.
Hunter Biden was working on a Ukrainian energy sector firm, and the presence of such emails also raises questions about potential cuts for his father, the current President of the United States of America.
Why the Fuss Again Over an Old Finding?
The tag of the media stating it as disinformation proved to be the final knife on the back. But just last week, The New York Times conceded that the said emails on the laptop were indeed authentic.
Also, there was the insistence of various beliefs that the last elections held were influenced and manipulated by Russia.
Media organizations were wary in their approach and had to be extra-cautious about their findings.
The president’s parties dismissed the case as Russian disinformation, hence the raised eyebrows again.
The Post, which at the time featured the news, refused to let anyone else examine hardware evidence from Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Due to this unavailability, there were loopholes in the story. But now after confirmation from The New York Post, things have gotten heated up again.
The federal investigation into the matter of foreign business proceedings by Hunter Biden was already underway when this recent verification came to light.
All the Republicans and believers of the matter nodded their heads.
Contradictions to This Finding
Rudy Giuliani was nosediving everywhere to dig something up relating to Hunter Biden. She was Donald Trump’s lawyer, and people were unable to explain why of all the people Giuliani was the first person to receive the laptop from the repairperson.
Russian interference has long plagued elections in the United States, at least since the last ones.
Tagging the laptop as a ploy by Russia, favoring the last-time winner Donald Trump was believable by many. Also, this was termed disinformation, so naturally, people stayed away.
The suspicion by the media and by the people due to past experiences and missing information was hence justified, and the issue was laid to rest until taken up recently again.
Where Is the Laptop Now?
As Hunter is under an ongoing investigation, the laptop is in the safe possession and custody of the FBI.
The investigation includes violated tax claims, foreign lobbying laws, and money laundering laws based on his links and dealings with foreign countries.
This has been reported by The New York Times and CNN.
Implications of the Finding
As was expected, the findings of the content in the laptop and the hushing of the issue have raised widespread concerns.
Further probes and investigations are being touted to start against social media platforms and websites, in short, the tech industry is against content moderation and control.
Media is being questioned along with lobbying charges. A letter from the Republicans also requests information from TBTF companies which states that these companies:
“knowingly and deliberately used its platform to control election-related information accessible to the American people shortly before the 2020 election, and that Twitter did so to the primary benefit of then-Vice President Biden.”
