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FBI investigating if Hunter Biden ‘Ukraine, crack and sex’ emails are ‘Russian disinformation’ aiming to bring down Joe
THE FBI is investigating if Hunter Biden's "Ukraine, crack and sex" emails are "Russian disinformation" aimed to bring down Joe Biden.
Officials want to find out if the information is linked to a foreign intelligence operation, two sources told .
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The investigation was launched after uncovered several emails and a "" video, amid scrutiny over Hunter's job at oil and gas giant Burisma.
The emails appear to show that VP met with Burisma exec Vadym Pozharskyi while the Ukrainian was in the , reports the Post.
A spokesperson for Joe Biden denied any such meeting in a statement on Wednesday.
The emails come from a trove of files found on a damaged MacBook Pro, which was reportedly dropped off at a repair shop in Biden's home state of .
Among the files is reportedly a 12-minute video of Hunter engaging in a act with an unidentified woman, according to The Post.
He is apparently seen smoking in the video.
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The 50-year-old has been open about his struggles with addiction.
The laptop was also said to have other files, including sexually explicit pictures.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is also investigating the trove of documents, reported.
According to the outlet, the senate is working with the repairman to verify the documents.
Hunter joined the Burisma board in 2014 on a salary reportedly up to $50,000-a-month, despite having no prior experience.
Emails published The Post reveal Pozharskyi thanked for introducing him to his dad in a message sent on April 17, 2015.
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It reads: "Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together.
"It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure."
And in another email from May 2014, Pozharskyi asks Hunter for "advice on how you could use your influence" on behalf of Burisma.
Biden had claimed he had "never spoken" to Hunter about his overseas business dealings - something which the emails appear to refute.
FBI agents seized the computer and hard drive last December after the shop owner alerted the feds - and he also gave a copy of the files to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer, Robert Costello.
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The New York Post reports ex- advisor alerted the newspaper of the existence of the hard drive, and Trump ally provided a copy of the files on Sunday.
Trump claims Hunter's job was instrumental in Biden pressuring the government into firing prosecutors Viktor Shokin who he claims was investigating Burisma.
The allegations are disputed - with officials claiming Shokin was actually fired for failing to investigate corruption.
Ukrainian prosecutors also said earlier this year there was no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden.
In a statement on Wednesday, Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates hit back at allegations detailed in The Post.
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"Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Senate committees whose work was decried as 'not legitimate' and political by a GOP colleague have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing," Bates said.
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"Trump administration officials have attested to these facts under oath."
Bates added: "Moreover, we have reviewed Joe Biden's official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place."
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