Truth be told, or not: Intel officials misled Americans to help elect Biden
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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Wednesday, December 16, 2020
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The 2020 presidential election has been essentially settled, with Joe Biden positioned to unseat Donald Trump as commander in chief. Central to the apparent Biden victory was the solid backing of the U.S. intelligence community. As the smoke clears from the lengthy battle for the White House, it is evident the professional seers have traded their blue-ribbon credentials of patriots for the grimy ones of propagandists. Americans in the future should expect a straighter story from Mother Goose.
Members of the Electoral College gathered in their home states on Monday and, following their constitutional mandate, voted for president in accordance with their citizens’ collective choice. When the ballots are opened on Jan. 6 and the expected count of 306-232 is certified for Mr. Biden, only an unforeseeable surprise could block the pathway to his Jan. 20 inauguration as the nation’s 46th president.
Ironically, it was just such a sudden intervention that kept the Democrats’ struggling champion from falling by the wayside prior to Election Day. The pivotal play arrived in the form of an Oct. 19 open letter signed by more than 50 former senior intelligence officials. Their words discounted the veracity of emails, purported to belong to Mr. Biden’s son, Hunter, providing a window into allegations of Biden family corruption.
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