Reporter: Hunter Biden confidants suspect 'second laptop computer' is on the market

Folks near President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, suspect there may be one other laptop computer, based on a reporter.

Andrew Rice, a contributing editor for New York Journal who simply wrote in regards to the laptop computer saga, made the assertion throughout an look Monday on CNN after being proven a clip of the youthful Biden telling CBS final 12 months that the discarded machine typically related to him might be his whereas saying he doesn't know for positive.

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"I feel that, — I feel that should you settle for the truth that Hunter Biden was an individual who was hooked on medicine, alcohol, different substances who was occurring a type of journey of self-destruction throughout this time interval, , it’s totally believable to suppose that he may’ve misplaced an object and never essentially know what occurred to it," Rice mentioned.

The journalist referred to Hunter Biden's struggles with substance abuse over time.

"Actually, individuals near him have propagated the concept maybe really there’s a second laptop computer on the market that it'd really hint again to," he continued, "which matches again to the overall level that Hunter Biden was able to shedding multiple laptop computer that doubtlessly contained devastating details about himself on this time interval in his life."

The principle laptop computer in query and arduous drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden was given to a pc store proprietor in Delaware to restore in 2019. The hardware was by no means retrieved, the proprietor mentioned, and was obtained by the FBI. It contained details about Biden's private life and enterprise dealings which have by now been extensively reported within the media.

Konstantinos "Gus" Dimitrelos, a former Secret Service agent who has testified as a cyber forensics professional in over 100 categorized, prison, and civil issues on the state, federal, and worldwide ranges, discovered no proof of any hacking or file manipulation after conducting a forensic examination of a tough drive copy for the Washington Examiner.

There have been different laptops related to Hunter Biden in media stories over time. This consists of one obtained by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2020, though a report from NBC mentioned Hunter Biden was not a goal of the search or the investigation and that his lawyer received the laptop computer again.

Hunter Biden revealed he was below federal investigation for his taxes shortly after the 2020 election and is reportedly being scrutinized for attainable cash laundering and international lobbying violations below the Overseas Brokers Registration Act. U.S. Lawyer David Weiss, the federal prosecutor for Delaware since being appointed by then-President Donald Trump in 2018, is working the prison investigation. Hunter Biden mentioned in April final 12 months that he was "cooperating fully" with the investigation and insisted he's "100% sure" he can be cleared of wrongdoing.

Federal prosecutors are weighing prices in opposition to Hunter Biden for alleged tax violations and for making a false assertion in connection to the acquisition of a firearm at a time when he ought to have been blocked from acquiring such a weapon due to a drug dependancy, based on a July report from CNN, which famous the investigation had reached a "vital juncture."