FBI Nixed Hunter Biden Probe in 2020 Over Dem Lawmakers’ ‘Disinformation’ Claim, Sen. Grassley Alleges

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray prepares to testify in a hearing on the FY 2023 budget for the FBI held by the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 25, 2022. Leah Millis/Reuters

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In the heat of the 2020 presidential campaign, a group of Democratic lawmakers raised the allegation that foreign actors were spreading disinformation in order to sway Congress and the election.