Democrat Joe Biden campaign surrogate Jenna Arnold said on Sunday that no official from Biden’s campaign has addressed the authenticity of the emails that were allegedly sourced from Hunter Biden’s laptop that purportedly linked the former vice president to business dealings in Ukraine.
When asked by a Fox News anchor about the veracity or authenticity of the emails in question, Arnold agreed in saying: “I think that is fair. I don’t think anybody is saying they are inauthentic or not.” In the interview, however, Arnold said the emails are “unconfirmed.”
“It’s unclear to me–I would say what’s so important right now, from the American citizen and the media … is to continue to ask clarifying questions about this … why the FBI is investigating,” she said.
Over the weekend, Biden told a CBS News reporter that the emails are a “smear campaign.”
“I know you’d ask it. I have no response. It’s another smear campaign. Right up your alley. Those are the questions you always ask,” Biden said.
Last week, the New York Post published several stories based on the alleged emails, purportedly showing communication between Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and a Ukrainian energy company adviser. Hunter Biden’s work at the Ukrainian gas company, Burisma Holdings, which was started by an oligarch long accused by Ukrainian officials of corruption, was the focus of President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry and trial beginning last year.
“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to D.C. and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure,” read the email between Burisma board advisor Vadym Pozharskyi and Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of the gas firm, according to the NY Post…
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