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Lawmakers press witnesses on FBI contacts with tech platforms and the Hunter Biden laptop
Summary
Committee members questioned witnesses about 2020 interactions between FBI personnel and technology companies, text messages that described "no one authorized to comment," and whether bureau actions influenced public perception of the reporting.
Republican members and some witnesses at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing pressed the FBI’s past interactions with technology platforms and outside entities over reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop and related 2020 events.
Why it matters: Committee members argued the FBI improperly characterized the laptop story as disinformation and coordinated with social-media platforms; critics said that conduct contributed to public distrust of the bureau and…
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