Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunter's Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview
Source: The Daily Beast
Updated Oct. 14, 2020 5:57PM ET / Published Oct. 14, 2020 3:52PM ET
On Wednesday morning, the New York Post published a story alleging that Hunter Biden dropped off a laptop at a Delaware computer store for repair and that the device contained nefarious emails and photos.
The item was immediately viewed with suspicion, both for the timing of itcoming less than three weeks before the electionsand the path the laptop supposedly took. The Post said that before turning over the gear, the owner of the computer repair shop, made a copy of the hard drive and later gave it to former Mayor Rudy Giulianis lawyer, Robert Costello. The story alleged that the Biden son was setting up a meeting between a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm on which he served and his father, who was then the Vice President. The Biden campaign has said no such meeting was scheduled.
On Wednesday afternoon, a group of reporters, among them a journalist for The Daily Beast, spoke with the owner of the shop, a man named John Paul Mac Isaac who lives in Wilmington, Delaware. The audio of that nearly hour-long question and answer session is below.
Mac Isaac appeared nervous throughout. Several times, he said he was scared for his life and for the lives of those he loved. He appeared not to have a grasp on the timeline of the laptop arriving at his shop and its disappearance from it. He also said the impeachment of President Trump was a sham. Social media postings indicate that Mac Isaac is an avid Trump supporter, and voted for him in the 2016 election.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-who-reportedly-gave-hunters-laptop-to-rudy-speaks-out-in-bizarre-interview?ref=scroll
The best part of this article is it includes a 52 minute audio recording of the interview.
LOTS of holes in this story.
kimbutgar
(21,147 posts)A nice lawyer needs to draw up that lawsuit and sue the crap out of him.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)exboyfil
(17,863 posts)Even if he is, I think we are looking at a massive slander suit.
George II
(67,782 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)kimbutgar
(21,147 posts)I knew the story stunk to high heaven.
onetexan
(13,041 posts)SOBs
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,308 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)was phony from the very beginning because they were there watching everything the nations trying to help Ukraine break from Russia were doing. (Every major journalism source had A teams there because of the global ramifications.)
Nevertheless they investigated the allegations and found nothing. Except that Hunter Was paid outrageous sums to be on the board of directors have a Ukrainian company who wanted the Biden name associated with them. Shame on Hunter, end of That story.
Since they were reporting on this, some also took the very unusual step of speaking to Vice President Bidens very high and well known reputation for integrity.
How much discrediting of these lies is needed?
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)AZ8theist
(5,461 posts)Is he claimed the FBI CONTACTED HIM to help ACCESS A COMPUTER HARD DRIVE!!!!!!!!!
I literally hit the floor LAUGHING on that one!!!
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)This bozo best get his affairs in order.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)As someone pointed out, his is the kind of business that rifles through customer files.
Who would want to send their computer to a business like that?
Cha
(297,211 posts)The Magistrate
(95,247 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)Oh, well. It doesn't matter at this point.
And it gets Rudy frothing even more, that much closer to apoplexy.
Cha
(297,211 posts)global1
(25,247 posts)I wonder if it was worth it for him?
mercuryblues
(14,531 posts)Would you want someone fixing your PC, that views and copies your files? That is what he is admitting to doing. Or he is lying through his teeth.
Either scenario does not imbue trust. Stick a fork in him, he's done.
moriah
(8,311 posts)... yes, I'd turn that in -- and not be making any damn copies of anything first!
Beyond that... well, I'm not responsible for marital difficulties after a wife brings in a computer that got a porn-spamming virus on it and I answer honestly how it most likely got on there (either surfing pornography or illegal file-sharing). Especially when you're a preacher.
But I tell this story without identifying the town or the year, and especially not the preacher.
Cha
(297,211 posts)Liar has supposedly stolen files from Hunter's laptop to help trump.
Fuck Mac Isaac to Rot in Hell.
Gato Moteado
(9,859 posts)...the whole story sounds fake
Cha
(297,211 posts)trump got IMPEACHED!:
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Data theft is serious business.
He better come clean fast.
Ford_Prefect
(7,897 posts)contact info would typically be on it. Among other reasons is it would be proof that the service shop looked at the machine. Copying personal content on the drive without the owner's permission is considered theft in most jurisdictions. The whole scenario is bogus for many more reasons, including that Biden wasn't there on the day. Where's the shop security footage showing who left the computer?
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Tarc
(10,476 posts)1. A computer fixit guy takes in 3 laptops, allegedly from Hunter Biden, but he cannot now positively identify.
2. Laptops fixed, contacts the alleged owner, gets no response.
3. For some reason, decides to peruse the hard drives.
4. Allegedly finds allegedly shady things.
5. Makes a copy of the hard drive(s).
6. Gives laptops to the FBI.
7. Gives hard drive copy to...Rudy Giuliani's lawyer.
or I dunno.
I pity the mind that puts weight on this, though I suspect I'm about to get an earful of it tomorrow from some righty coworkers.
George II
(67,782 posts)...to whom he gave it.
It's been reported that Hunter Biden was in California at the time, so it's possible that they person who gave the computer guy the laptops could have stolen them. Another crime.
Computer fixit guy is in DEEP trouble.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Hunter Biden never sent his laptop for repair at this man's shop (because he was 3000 miles away on the day this happened), the shop owner made the whole thing up, and Trump is hip deep in this shit.
I have the strange feeling that when all this is over, Hunter Biden is going to be in the computer repair business.
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)Puhleeze. This never even happened.
They will find the laptops came from a pawn shop 3 blocks from Rudy's condo somewhere.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Thats a good one. How does he repair computers then?
ashredux
(2,605 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)a condition https://www.medicinenet.com/face_blindness_prosopagnosia/article.htm
These are the two big takeaways.
"The focus of any treatment should be to help the individual with face blindness develop compensatory strategies.
Adults who have face blindness as a result of stroke or brain trauma can be retrained to use other clues to identify individuals. "
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Why was he snooping around on the laptop? Making a copy of a hard drive? Contacting FBI?
Sure doesn't sound kosher to me.
Aussie105
(5,395 posts)Even print out supposedly incriminating emails.
And do whatever you see fit to do with them. (Hey! Information wants to be Free, right?)
But keep your head down, sleazeball, don't get identified!
Dude is now a target, and his fix-it business dead as a dodo!
Not smart. But, dude is a MAGA believer, and all that.
FBI will soon work out how legitimate the data on the laptop is, just look at the metadata.
But it's the Republican way. Can't find any dirt to throw? Just make some up. Easy!
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)trying to ingratiate himself to "The Leader", or was bribed or put up to it by Ghouliani or one of his henchmen.
COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT, FROM START TO FINISH.
videohead5
(2,172 posts)Never even came from the laptop. Most people believe the e-mail is a forgery.
kentuck
(111,094 posts)...Shut the hell up, Rudy! You lyin' snake!
betsuni
(25,519 posts)Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I mean, at least make a workable story before trying to pull off such a scheme.
This should be interesting to watch as it implodes.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)Karl Baker
Delaware News Journal
Oct. 14, 2020
Link: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/10/14/meet-wilmington-repairman-who-reportedly-gave-biden-laptop-giuliani-associate/3655753001/
(snips)
In a winding interview with the media, John Paul Mac Isaac, owner of The Mac Shop in Wilmington, recalled how in April 2019 a man who identified himself as Hunter Biden brought three liquid-damaged laptops to his small repair shop in the Trolley Square shopping center.
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On Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Delawares federal prosecutors declined to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop. In the months after the alleged December subpoena, the FBI made no public statements about the contents of the hard drive. That discouraged Mac Isaac who had hoped such information could vindicate Trump and prevent his impeachment.
At various points in his interview Wednesday, Mac Isaac insinuated the FBI had covered up the information, though he provided no evidence to verify such a suspicion.
This is a real head-spinner for me but it sure as hell sounds very shady.
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