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Hunter Biden story is Russian disinformation, dozens of former intel officials say

More than 50 former intelligence officials signed a letter casting doubt on the provenance of a New York Post story on the former vice president’s son.

By NATASHA BERTRAND

10/19/2020 10:30 PM EDT

More than 50 former senior intelligence officials have signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

The letter, signed on Monday, centers around a batch of documents released by the New York Post last week that purport to tie the Democratic nominee to his son Hunter’s business dealings. Under the banner headline “Biden Secret E-mails,” the Post reported it was given a copy of Hunter Biden’s laptop hard drive by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who said he got it from a Mac shop owner in Delaware who also alerted the FBI.

While the letter’s signatories presented no new evidence, they said their national security experience had made them “deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role in this case” and cited several elements of the story that suggested the Kremlin’s hand at work.

“If we are right,” they added, “this is Russia trying to influence how Americans vote in this election, and we believe strongly that Americans need to be aware of this.”

Nick Shapiro, a former top aide under CIA director John Brennan, provided POLITICO with the letter on Monday. He noted that “the IC leaders who have signed this letter worked for the past four presidents, including Trump. The real power here however is the number of former, working-level IC officers who want the American people to know that once again the Russians are interfering.”

The former Trump administration officials who signed the letter include Russ Travers, who served as National Counterterrorism Center acting director; Glenn Gerstell, the former NSA general counsel; Rick Ledgett, the former deputy NSA director; Marc Polymeropoulos, a retired CIA senior operations officer; and Cynthia Strand, who served as the CIA’s deputy assistant director for global issues. Former CIA directors or acting directors Brennan, Leon Panetta, Gen. Michael Hayden, John McLaughlin and Michael Morell also signed the letter, along with more than three dozen other intelligence veterans. Several of the former officials on the list have endorsed Biden.
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Jill Biden's ex-husband charged with killing his wife
Former first lady was married to Stevenson from 1970 to 1975.

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Feb 03, 2026 • 1 minute read

Former first lady Jill Biden and ex-husband and murder suspect, William Stevenson
Former First Lady Jill Biden and ex-husband and murder suspect, William Stevenson. Photo by New Castle County Police /Getty Images
William Stevenson, the ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden, has been charged with murder in the death of his wife Linda Stevenson.


Stevenson, 77, faces first-degree murder charges over the death of his wife Linda, 64, following a weeks-long investigation, New Castle County Police in Delaware said on Monday. He is being held at Howard Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington after failing to post $500,000 bail, police said. It’s not yet clear if he has legal representation.


Last Dec. 28, police responded to a domestic dispute report at the Stevenson home in Oak Hill, Del., where they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive, officials said. Attempts to save her life failed, police said, adding that they were doing an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Jill Biden was married to Stevenson, a football player in his college days and current owner of the Stone Balloon bar near the University of Delaware, from 1970 to 1975. Jill Biden met then Sen. Joe Biden in 1975. The pair were married two years later. Biden would go on to become the 46th president of the United States

Linda Stevenson fondly remembered
Linda Stevenson was a “deeply family-oriented” person who enjoyed vacations with her daughter and granddaughter, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles, according to

Article contenther obituary.
Recently, she founded a bookkeeping business.

“Linda will be remembered as tenacious, kind-hearted, and fiercely loyal,” the obituary said. “Her strength, resilience, and unwavering love for her family and friends will never be forgotten, and her absence will be felt deeply by all who knew her.”

Dr. Jill Biden blazes trail
Jill Biden was the first first lady to keep a full-time job during her time in the White House. She returned to her role as an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and was a strong advocate for advancing research into women’s health.