Fact Check: Did Antony Blinken Lie to Congress About Hunter Biden Emails?

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Did Antony Blinken lie to congress about Hunter Biden's emails? Sen. Ron Johnson made the accusation on Fox News last week. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from FoxNews, factcheckdotorg, and CNN:

Sen. Ron Johnson accused Secretary of State Antony Blinken of lying to congress regarding his previous contact with President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.

Is this true?Speaking on Fox News, Johnson claimed that Blinken “lied boldface to Congress about never emailing Hunter Biden” during a voluntary interview with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Finance committees in December 2020. Johnson added, “My guess is he told a bunch of other lies that hopefully we'll be able to bring him and his wife back in, tell them to preserve their records.

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