FBI Sabotaged Trump 2020 With Gag Order On Hunter Biden Laptop
In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, the FBI imposed a gag order on its personnel, prohibiting internal discussions about Hunter Biden’s laptop, which had become a focal point of controversy after the New York Post published a story on October 14, 2020, alleging corruption involving the Biden family. According to internal FBI chat logs uncovered by investigative journalists Catherine Herridge and Michael Shellenberger, this directive came shortly after an FBI employee inadvertently confirmed the laptop’s authenticity to Twitter, contradicting the narrative of Russian disinformation that the agency had been pushing to social media companies. The FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, led by Laura Dehmlow, had been warning tech platforms like Twitter and Facebook about a potential Russian “hack and leak” operation, yet when pressed by these companies for clarity on the laptop’s origins, the FBI chose silence, effectively allowing the story to be suppressed as suspected disinformation—a move that some argue was a deliberate attempt to shield Joe Biden’s campaign from damaging revelations.
The timing of the gag order, just days before the November 3, 2020, election, raises questions about the FBI’s motives, especially given that the agency had possessed the laptop since December 2019 and knew it was not a product of Russian interference. Internal communications reveal that FBI leadership, aware of the laptop’s legitimacy, opted for a “no comment” stance, a decision that prevented the public from understanding the full scope of the Biden family’s business dealings at a critical juncture. This suppression had a tangible impact: Twitter blocked the New York Post story, and Facebook reduced its visibility, limiting its reach to millions of voters. Posts on X from 2023 and 2024 reflect a sentiment among some conservatives that this censorship may have swayed the election, with estimates suggesting that 15% or more of Biden voters might have reconsidered their vote had they known about the laptop’s contents, potentially altering the outcome in a race decided by narrow margins in key swing states.
Critics argue that the FBI’s actions were part of a coordinated effort to undermine Donald Trump’s re-election bid, pointing to the agency’s history of controversial involvement in political matters, such as the 2016 investigation into Trump’s alleged Russia ties, which yielded no evidence of conspiracy. The gag order, combined with the FBI’s failure to correct the narrative of Russian disinformation—despite 51 former intelligence officials publicly suggesting the laptop bore “classic earmarks” of such an operation—fuels claims of election interference. While the FBI has denied any intent to influence the election, the lack of transparency and the strategic timing of its silence have led some to question whether the agency prioritized political outcomes over its mandate to protect the public, effectively tilting the scales in favor of Joe Biden and contributing to Trump’s electoral loss.
