Democrats Are Ready for GOP to Make Hunter Biden the New Benghazi

[Zorro]

Unlike the last time when Republicans used bogus hearings to smear a Democratic presidential candidate, Dems are prepared to punch back.

It’s not Hunter Biden’s scalp they want. Rather, the House GOP caucus is poised to launch a two-year crusade to tarnish President Joe Biden’s character—and lower his poll numbers—just like they did with Hillary Clinton and the Benghazi hearings prior to her 2016 candidacy.

But things are different this time around—Democrats aren’t going to assume that voters can see through the partisan bluster, and are mounting a war room operation outside the White House. The Congressional Integrity Project (a pointed moniker, to be sure) will try to fend off the Republican barrage, and go on the offensive in the information war.

The existence of the newly revamped group, first reported by Politico, is an effort to mount a 21st-century war room with a response team that can “expose the political intentions behind the investigations targeting the White House,” says Leslie Dach, a senior adviser to the CIP, who is working with founder Kyle Herrig and longtime political activist Brad Woodhouse. All three have deep Democratic Party ties.

“This is a battle over narratives, and we believe we can win that war,” says Dach. “They’re (the GOP) saying it in plain English, they’re trying to hurt Joe Biden. It’s the Trump playbook of personal attacks.”

The group is funded by independent donors and foundations, and as a C-4 designated group, it does not disclose its donors. While independent of the White House, it is in close touch with Biden aides.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-are-ready-for-gop-to-make-hunter-biden-the-new-benghazi

[Trenzalore]

1. The Senate should launch an investigation into Jared and Ivanka

That is how you play hardball.

[Initech]

31. Also Fox.

Fox News has gone too long without being punished for this bullshit they've wrought on our country just for ratings.

[Lovie777]

2. House Democrats should turn this shit on the GQP .....

[nycbos]

7. I think that's the point of the War Room

[Samrob]

30. Truly, Benghazi only made the GOP look like fools. That is all.

[KS Toronado]

3. Do we hit the airways first with

proof Hunter has never owned a Macintosh computer?

[sop]

4. I hadn't heard that particular "fact" before, but it should be very easy to prove, or disprove.

The first thing a Mac owner is required to do after buying a new device is register it with Apple.

[Tickle]

8. CBS reported on it

Computer forensics services chief technology officer Mark Lanterman seems positive that it's Hunter's laptop.

[KS Toronado]

13. Is Mark a tRumper?

[Tickle]

25. I don't know but

CBS is not a trumper

[sop]

16. From the beginning every media outlet has been referring to the device as "Hunter Biden's laptop."

As far as I can tell, that particular "fact" has never been established. The original New York Post article that set off this whole "scandal" was full of unsubstantiated allegations and half-truths. Two years later CBS' investigative piece concluded the "contents" on the hard drive apparently belonged to Hunter Biden. Still, many contend the files were "planted by Russian hackers," and the laptop did not belong to Biden.

Ownership of the actual machine in the FBI's possession is key. Every Apple device I've ever owned required me to register it before using it. Ownership of this laptop, allegedly dropped off by Hunter Biden at a blind man's computer repair shop and never retrieved, should be quite easy to establish.

[KS Toronado]

9. Read about that fact here on DU

My first thought was whoever had possession of the laptops were now busy grinding the serial numbers off.
Was one report there was 2, but we only hear RWNJs talking about "Hunter's laptop" implying one.

[jaxexpat]

10. This is the age of the "loud lie".

It supercedes evidence until the launching of a newer lie.

Hopefully this group has figured out how to outdo that technique. It was lies that gave the House to Republicans. Democrats went about their campaigns as if that were not true. Democrats need to get away from their donors dictating the strategy.

[certainot]

20. unless the 'congressional integrity project' figures out RW radio exists they're going to be pretty

useless

[live love laugh]

33. Nope. Too wordy. Ivanka and Jared. We should mention them

in every Hunter discussion.

[SunSeeker]

5. Good. nt

[70sEraVet]

6. House Republicans are planning to use the next two years to launch endless investigations

But once some of the most high-profile members become entangled in Jack Smith's investigations, they may have to spend their time lawyering up.
I think we're going to start seeing a LOT of GOP congresscritters looking over their shoulders.

[machoneman]

11. Don't think so: if true, look at Matt Gaetz, rapist and J6 cheerleader. Ya'think he's slowed down?

Point is, nothing has slowed down many R's even when faced with multiple investigations. It's the MAGAT way ala' TFG!

[NJCher]

24. Come to think of it

I haven’t heard much from that fool lately.

[tblue37]

28. During the midterms he was bragging about the power of "Daddy Trump." Now he spends his

time saying that he and four other GOP representatives will ensure that McCarthy will never be Speaker.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

12. good

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Where do I sign up to volunteer? ❤️

[ecstatic]

15. Ummm start now? I haven't heard from them yet

What are they waiting for? Strike first.

[certainot]

21. yeah. all they have to do is use AI to digitize rw radio so media, liberals finally stop ignoring

the only reason the GOP can keep doing this shit

[Mr. Ected]

17. So let me get this straight: for 6 years, Republicans walked away from every accusation

Every subpoena, every Congressional hearing, every sentence (that Trump pardoned) claiming that it was all nothing more than a political witchhunt, partisan politics, personal, blah, blah, blah.

Now these same people want to march us in front of their own committees, their own courtrooms, without a self-aware bone in their bodies. Wouldn't their people shriek and yell if we flipped them the bird, walked away, citing the precedent of their own deflections?

It never ceases to amaze me how otherwise coherent people could so easily be trained to think that 2 similar situations are dissimilar because of the party one is affilated with.

[ananda]

18. Just donated. Here's the link.

https://congressionalintegrity.org/

[Tommymac]

23. Thanks! About GD time we Dems have a Dark PAC that will hit back.

Hope they involve some of the skilled and experienced marketing experts from Meidas Touch and TLC.

[ananda]

26. I know. It warms my heart.

[bronxiteforever]

19. K&R. Hit them back and use their words and actions against them.

Time for the party of the people to serve up some kick ass on the party of personal destruction.

[Scrivener7]

22. Did the Rs publicly fund the Benghazi investigation? Why do we have to publicly fund this?

If the Rs are threatening investigation, surely whatever this group does should be PART of the investigation and should be funded that way?

[Cha]

27. Excellent! Democracy Needs

a Truth War Team to Combat Gaslit Liars for Fascism!

[lindysalsagal]

29. The Orangutan already broke sensationalism.

Even if there are assaults, deaths, abortions, affairs, nothing is shocking anymore. The water is permanently polluted and so nothing "sticks out" anymore. The GQP allowed the fascist to do that, and now they're stuck with it. 2022 Mid-terms proved it.

[live love laugh]

32. Two words: Ivanka and Jared

Hopefully they’ll be mentioned as many times as Hunter.