CNN’s Jake Tapper insists he won’t ‘shy away’ from covering Hunter Biden after avoiding laptop scandal in 2020

Transcripts from Oct. 2020 show the liberal host never mentioned Hunter’s laptop on either of his CNN programs.

Biden scandal Monday, which was the complete opposite approach he took during the 2020 presidential election.

During an interview on the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” Tapper was asked about the recent plea agreement President Biden’s son reached with the DOJ over his tax crimes. Critics have panned the plea as a “sweetheart deal,” particularly in the wake of explosive IRS whistleblower allegations that prosecutors were blocked from bringing heavier charges and investigators were told not to look into potential financial ties between Hunter and his father.

“I think we cover it. We have been covering it and we need to cover it,” Tapper said.

“Look, I mean, Hunter Biden is who he is. It’s pretty clear who he is,” Tapper continued. “In addition to being an addict, he’s a guy who ethically has – there have been questions raised about his behavior, and I think it’s worth covering.

Tapper’s sentiments in July 2023 are certainly not the same as those in October 2020, in the days following the New York Post’s bombshell reporting on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop that shed light on his shady foreign business dealings, including mention of “10% for the big guy,” which is widely believed to be Joe Biden.

“The rightwing is going crazy with all sorts of allegations about Biden and his family. Too disgusting to even repeat here,” Tapper told a panelist at the time. “I mean, some of the ones I’ve seen from the president’s son and some of the president’s supporters are just wildly unhinged.“

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