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Former Bush Administration CIA director Michael Hayden, who spent much of the Trump years attacking and belittling Republicans, has yet to retract his claim that the Hunter Biden laptop story was “Russian disinformation,” despite serving on the advisory board of Newsguard — an organization that claims to oppose the refusal to correct major errors in news stories and commentary.
Last year, Breitbart reported on the role of Hayden on the advisory board of supposed non-partisan misinformation watchdog Newsguard, a supposedly “neutral” project that claims to fight untrustworthy and “fake” news:
Breitbart: Purportedly ‘Neutral’ NewsGuard Has Partisan Clown Michael Hayden on Board
The increasingly partisan, Trump-hating former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden still serves on the advisory board of the organization.
Hayden was among the national security officials that signed a letter falsely claiming that Hunter Biden’s laptop story was Russian disinformation.
Politico: Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say
Former CIA directors or acting directors Brennan, Leon Panetta, Gen. Michael Hayden, John McLaughlin and Michael Morell also signed the letter, along with more than three dozen other intelligence veterans. Several of the former officials on the list have endorsed Biden.
Last week, 18 months after The New York Post broke the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop, the New York Times finally reported emails from the laptop have been “authenticated.”
The New York Times: Hunter Biden Paid Tax Bill, but Broad Federal Investigation Continues
People familiar with the investigation said prosecutors had examined emails between Mr. Biden, Mr. Archer and others about Burisma and other foreign business activity. Those emails were obtained by The New York Times from a cache of files that appears to have come from a laptop abandoned by Mr. Biden in a Delaware repair shop. The email and others in the cache were authenticated by people familiar with them and with the investigation.