“Sir, I’m not here to talk about the laptop, I’m here to talk about the FBI cyber program,” the official insisted.
FBI cyber official told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday he doesn’t know the whereabouts of Hunter Biden’s laptop, while Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., entered the computer’s contents into the congressional record during the hearing.
FBI Assistant Director for the Cyber Division Bryan Vorndran told the committee that he has “no background” on the Hunter Biden laptop investigation and could not confirm whether the laptop was authentic.
In an exchange with Vorndran, Gaetz asked about the location of the laptop containing evidence of the overseas business dealings Hunter Biden pursued while his father was vice president.
“Sir, I’m not here to talk about the laptop, I’m here to talk about the FBI cyber program,” Vorndran responded.
Matt Gaetz pressed again to find out the whereabouts of the laptop.
“Sir, I don’t know that answer,” the FBI cyber official replied.
Vorndran gave similar answers when Gaetz asked about security surrounding the laptop.
A frustrated Vorndran ended up telling Gaetz it was ‘not in the realm of my responsibilities to deal with the questions you’re asking.’
‘We can do this back-and-forth for the next couple of minutes. I don’t have any information about the Hunter Biden laptop,’ the FBI official said.
They also disagreed on whether the hard drive constituted a ‘cyber asset.’
Gaetz turned his attention to Nadler, holding up what he claimed to be a hard drive from the president’s son’s laptop, and asked for it to be entered into the record.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), seated next to Gaetz, appeared to nod in approval.
‘I’m not –‘ Nadler begins to say before conferring with an aide.
The chairman then said he would object to Gaetz’s motion.
