GOP's Jordan, Turner threaten CIA with subpoena over Hunter Biden letter records

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and House Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner are seeking information from the CIA on a statement former intelligence officials signed that suggested the Hunter Biden laptop story was a product of Russian disinformation and have threatened the agency with a subpoena to obtain records should it fail to comply.

In a Tuesday letter to CIA Director William Burns, the pair requested the agency's cooperation in securing any records related to the statement, saying "the Committees have reason to believe additional documents remain in the possession of the CIA." The agency previously produced documents for the pair earlier in May.

The October 2020 statement included the signatures of 51 security officials and asserted that the laptop story "ha[d] all the hallmarks of a Russian information operation." Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell has informed Congress that he organized the statement to provide a political boon to then-candidate Joe Biden to use in the presidential debate against Donald Trump. He has further indicated that his efforts were sparked by a call from now-Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

The Republicans further reminded Burns of testimony from former CIA employee David Cariens, who indicated that an active CIA  employee may have helped to solicit signatories for the statement.

"If accurate, this information raises fundamental concerns about the role of the CIA in helping to falsely discredit allegations about the Biden family in the weeks before the 2020 presidential election," they wrote.

The pair again acknowledged that the CIA had provided documentation to them already, but warned Burns that they "fully expect the CIA to produce all responsive documents to the Committees’ March 21, 2023, request in unredacted form no later than May 30, 2023."

"If the CIA does not produce all responsive documents, the Committees may resort to compulsory process," they concluded.

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