https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/21/state-department-dodges-questions-blinken-discrediting-hunter-biden-laptop-story-2020/

State Department Dodges Questions on Blinken
Discrediting Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Ahead of 2020
Breitbart Politics, by Kristina Wong
Posted By: Imright, 4/21/2023 10:01:49 PM

The State Department refused to comment on whether Secretary of State Antony Blinken disputed Republicans’ assertions that as a senior adviser to the 2020 Biden presidential campaign he was involved in recruiting former intelligence officials in an effort to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the election. When asked specifically if Blinken disputed the accuracy of the assertions and if he planned to comply with Republican lawmakers’ request for more information, State Department Deputy Press Secretary Vedant Patel responded, “That is not a State Department issue, so I don’t have a comment for you on that.” When asked who would be able to comment on it,