Despite numerous media outlets and the Department of Justice previously verifying the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop, the ongoing trial of the president’s son has further solidified its legitimacy. Prosecutors on Tuesday presented the notorious laptop, which Hunter left at a Delaware repair shop in 2019, a central piece in the New York Post’s explosive report just before the 2020 election. FBI agent Erika Jensen testified that the agency confirmed the laptop’s ownership through its serial number and Apple records, as reported by CNN.
The prosecution displayed images from the laptop and Hunter’s iCloud account showing him in compromising situations, including holding crack pipes and a bong. On Wednesday, Jensen affirmed that there was no evidence of tampering with Hunter’s laptop, responding “no” when questioned by the prosecution on redirect, according to Breitbart’s Wendell Husebo.
The laptop’s authenticity is significant because many in President Joe Biden’s circle attempted to discredit the Post’s initial report in October 2020. The computer contained evidence suggesting that Hunter introduced his father, then the vice president, to a Ukrainian businessman shortly before Joe Biden pressured Ukrainian officials to fire a prosecutor investigating the businessman’s company. This meeting allegedly occurred a year after Hunter was mysteriously appointed to the board of a Ukrainian energy firm, earning up to $50,000 a month.
Following the Post’s revelations, Big Tech companies like Twitter (now X) and Facebook worked to suppress the story. Documents released by X CEO Elon Musk in December 2022 disclosed that the FBI paid Twitter millions of dollars for its “legal process response,” urging the company’s executives to censor the story. Additionally, 51 former intelligence officials publicly declared the laptop story bore “all the hallmarks” of Russian disinformation. These officials, including former CIA directors Michael Hayden and John Brennan, and ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, have yet to apologize or acknowledge their error.
Hunter Biden faces charges for lying on a form to purchase a handgun in October 2018. As a drug addict, he should have indicated his status, making a false statement material to a firearms sale and a false statement in a firearms transaction record, according to Reuters. These constitute the first two charges against Hunter. The third charge pertains to Hunter violating a law that prohibits drug users and addicts from possessing firearms.
In addition to the charges in Delaware, Hunter is also accused of evading taxes in California. This trial underscores the ongoing scrutiny of the Biden family and the implications of Hunter Biden’s actions on his father’s political career.
