Democrat Jamie Raskin Whines He Doesn’t Have a Copy of Hunter’s Laptop

Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Jamie Raskin (D-MD) threw a “tantrum” on Thursday because he has not received a copy of Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop after House Democrats were in the majority for two years.

Even though Democrats refused to admit the emails on the laptop were authentic for over a year after initially reported in October of 2020, Raskin is now scolding his colleague Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chair of the Oversight Committee, for not providing a copy to him.

“Rather than provide the Minority with equal access to this drive, you have directed us to obtain the information from other sources — including from a questionable public website or from John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of the computer repair shop that allegedly obtained Hunter Biden’s laptop,” Raskin complained in a letter to Comer.

Raskin is seemingly so anxious to obtain a copy for himself he demanded Comer tell him where and how he acquired the widely available contents.

In a Thursday press release, Comer replied to Raskin’s “tantrum” by suggesting he should coordinate with the Biden family to come up with a better public relations strategy.

“Instead of throwing a tantrum about the Committee’s oversight, Democrats’ time would be better spent continuing to coordinate with the Biden family to come up with a believable explanation for what the bank records continue to show,” Comer said. “As we continue to work to uncover the truth, we will be undeterred by Ranking Member Raskin’s antics.”

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sits right as standing member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Raskin’s comments come after many Democrats and media personalities denied Hunter’s laptop was authentic. Some even falsely claimed the laptop was Russian disinformation.

“I think it’s broadly known and widely known that there was a broad range of Russian disinformation back in 2020,” former White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed in response to a reporter’s question about the laptop.

While some establishment media news organizations finally admitted last year the laptop was Hunter’s, they have failed to widely report on why the FBI’s investigation into Hunter and his laptop has seemingly dissipated.

In February, speaking before the House “Weaponization” committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said whistleblowers have told his office that FBI personnel at the Washington Field Office “improperly ordered information to be closed by the FBI related to Hunter Biden’s potential criminal conduct in October 2020 — just before the election — even though it was verified or verifiable.”

Hunter’s former businesses partner, Tony Bobulinski, who personally met with Joe and Hunter Biden in 2017 for an hour to discuss “the Bidens’ family business plans” for a Chinese energy deal, handed over intelligence about the arrangement to Thibault. In turn, Thibault reportedly buried the information. The deal included ten percent “held by H for the big guy,” who Bobulinski said was Joe Biden.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., testifies during the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee hearing on “Weaponization of the Federal Government” in Washington on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)