John Brennan Loses Temper When Confronted Over Hunter Biden Laptop Letter
Former CIA Director John Brennan erupted during a heated exchange with conservative national security consultant Thomas Speciale, who pressed him on his role in the now-infamous 2020 letter that sought to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Brennan, who signed the letter along with 50 other current and former intelligence officials, grew visibly agitated as Speciale challenged him on camera. Brennan jabbed his finger repeatedly into Speciale’s chest and shouted, “You misrepresented that! We never said it was disinformation; we said it was Russian influence operations, which is what they do.”
When Speciale continued to push back, Brennan dismissed him, saying, “I’m not going to waste my time with you,” before walking off in frustration.
Corrupt traitor John Brennan is still lying about the Hunter Biden laptop letter that he and 50 other “intelligence experts” put out.
Glad to see him be confronted in person on this but he still needs to be held accountable in a meaningful way for his lies. pic.twitter.com/wqxMuXFSND
— Gain of Fauci (@DschlopesIsBack) November 1, 2025
The letter Brennan signed came just weeks before the 2020 election and attempted to cast doubt on the authenticity of emails uncovered by The New York Post from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop. The emails showed Hunter using his father’s political influence in dealings with Ukrainian businessmen, raising serious questions about Joe Biden’s knowledge and involvement.
Despite lacking any direct evidence, the letter’s signatories implied the story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” Media outlets like Politico amplified the narrative with headlines declaring the story “Russian disinfo.” Twitter took the extraordinary step of blocking The Post’s reporting altogether, preventing it from being shared or posted.
Since then, several of the letter’s signers have tried to distance themselves from the “disinformation” label, but the damage was done. The laptop has since been confirmed as authentic, and the Justice Department itself used evidence from the device in its case against Hunter Biden for illegally purchasing a firearm while addicted to drugs.
Brennan remains a lightning rod for criticism. Just last month, the House Judiciary Committee referred him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution, accusing him of making “numerous willfully and intentionally false statements” to Congress.