Claudia Tenney calls for DOJ investigation of Hunter Biden laptop signers for election interference

Conservative New York Rep. Claudia Tenney announced Monday that she was sending a letter to the Justice Department that requests an investigation into the 51 signers of a letter that labeled reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop as a potential “Russian information operation."

Dozens of former intelligence officials warned in the letter, which was published one month before the 2020 presidential election, that the emails from the laptop bore the markings of a Russian influenced operation that was trying to sway the election in favor of former President Donald Trump.

Just the News recently reported that two of the signers were CIA contractors and that agency officials knew about the letter ahead of its publication.

Tenney said the Justice Department needs to investigate whether the signers put out a false statement regarding the letter in 2019, because the laptop was later proven as authentic when used as evidence in the first son's federal gun trial. 

"I've written a letter [that] will come out either today or tomorrow, asking for a referral and an investigation into the criminality and the wrongfulness of these agents and Anthony Blinken, in trying to interfere with our election and making a false statement back in 2020," Tenney said on the "Just The News, No Noise" television show.

The congresswoman also urged them to consider whether the letter violates the Hatch Act.

"This is a violation because you're engaging in political interference with an election as a member of the executive branch and as a federal employee," Tenney said.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton also noted the speed in which the letter on the laptop was approved for publication, which he claimed was much faster than normal. Emails reviewed by Judicial Watch found that it took just two hours for the letter to be approved.

"The idea that the pre publication operation that is put in place to review the material written by people with security clearance or CIA connections, ... the idea that they would turn something around between the hours of 6 and 8 A.M. is remarkable evidence that this was a political operation," Fitton said on the "Just The News, No Noise" TV show. "They knew ... it was about Hunter's laptop, and they rushed through the the the approval process to then benefit Biden's campaign. That's the conclusion I draw."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.