April 25, 2023 5:00am EDT
Blinken and wife emailed frequently with Hunter Biden, raising questions about role in laptop cover story
Blinken has faced scrutiny over his role in spurring false claims that Hunter Biden's laptop was a Russian disinformation operation
By Jessica Chasmar , Cameron Cawthorne | Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting with Hunter Biden at the State Department in July 2015 when he was serving as the deputy secretary of state in the Obama-Biden administration and Hunter was on the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, according to emails reviewed and verified by Fox News Digital.
The ties between Blinken and Hunter Biden could face increased scrutiny after former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell testified to the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees last week that Blinken, as President Biden’s then-campaign senior adviser, "played a role in the inception" of the public statement signed by intelligence officials claiming Hunter’s abandoned laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign just weeks before the 2020 presidential election.
Emails from the infamous abandoned laptop that Blinken sought to discredit show that Hunter has ties to Blinken and his wife, Evan Ryan, dating back over a decade, having scheduled meetings with him while he was on the board of Burisma and Blinken was deputy secretary of state.
In an email on May 22, 2015, Hunter tried to schedule a meeting with Blinken, so he could get the deputy secretary of state’s "advice" on some things.
"Have a few minutes next week to grab a cup of coffee?" Hunter asked. "I know you are impossibly busy, but would like to get your advice on a couple of things."
"Absolutely," Blinken replied. "I'm just about to land in Tokyo en route back DC from Burma. I'll be in office from Tuesday on. Copying Linda in my office to find a good time. Look forward to seeing you. Tony."
Hunter then forwarded Blinken's response to his business partner and fellow Burisma board member, Devon Archer.
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