{"id":8451,"date":"2022-03-22T16:02:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T23:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2022-03-24T13:35:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T20:35:25","slug":"rep-darrel-issa-proposes-investigation-of-media-companies-over-censorship-of-hunter-bidens-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8451","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Darrell Issa Proposes Investigation of Media Companies over Censorship of  Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Brock Johnson<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September of 2020, the New York Post published a story involving Joe Biden\u2019s son, Hunter Biden, and his laptop that contained potentially compromising material. The story was censored and suppressed by big tech and social media companies almost immediately as it was deemed \u201cRussian disinformation\u201d at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laptop left by the president\u2019s son at a Delaware computer repair shop contained information that could potentially link Hunter and Joe Biden to colluding with wealthy Ukrainian and Chinese corporations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more information has surfaced, several congressional members have decided to pursue an investigation of the big tech and media companies that suppressed the original story. Republican California Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repdarrellissa\/status\/1504640443513978880\">Darrel Issa has proposed an investigation<\/a> by the House of Representatives into these large tech companies as well as Democratic Party allies for their censorship of the Hunter Biden scandal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusi.com\/rep-issa-proposes-congressional-investigation-into-media-censorship-of-hunter-biden-scandal\/\">Issa slammed the current media saying that they removed the New York Post\u2019s story because<\/a> \u201cthey absolutely didn\u2019t like the speech, they didn\u2019t like the message, even though it turned out to be true, and that is going on every day\u201d. He went on to explain how this is a violation of America\u2019s core values of free speech and that Putin\u2019s Russia is the result of limiting free speech.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The congressman also noted that the New York Times has now changed its stance on the Hunter Biden laptop controversy although they did not release an apology saying that they got it wrong the first time around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issa asks the question if the United States is involved in the corruption in Ukraine and his answer to that question is \u201cI\u2019m afraid so and we need to change that\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: Ting Shen &#8211; Pool via CNP \/ Avalo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Brock Johnson In September of 2020, the New York Post published a story involving Joe Biden\u2019s son, Hunter Biden, and his laptop that contained potentially compromising material. 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