拜登的兒子亨特被爆出新的黑電郵，指他在2015年向利比亞接頭人開價200萬美元作為上期佣金，以透過拜登解封奧巴馬所凍結的150億美元資產。這封電郵的特別之處，是它並非洩自亨特的手提電腦，而是有人主動向Business Insider報料。細看這封電郵的行文，總覺得奇奇怪怪：
「Per phone conversation I met with #2 son. He wants $2 per year retainer +++ success fees. He wants to hire his own people – it can be close circle of people for confidentiality. His dad is deciding to run or not.
His positives are he is Chairman of UN World Food Program, son of #2 who has Libya file, access to State, Treasury, business partner SofS J. [John] Forbes K [Kerry] son and since he travels with dad he is connected everywhere in Europe and Asia where M. Q. [Muammar Qaddafi] and LIA [Libya Investment Authority] had money frozen. He said he has access to highest level in PRC [China], he can help there.
His negatives are that he is alcoholic, drug addict – kicked [out] of U.S. Army for cocaine, chasing low class hookers, constantly needs money-liquidity problems and many more headaches.
We should meet in Gstraad or London to decide next steps.」
內文所用的術語的確與之前所曝光的同類電郵相像，例如稱拜登做#2（No.2即是副總統），銀碼不寫單位，主要人物用字母代替（K即是當時的國務卿克里），但愈看就愈覺得它刻意地「脗合」，而且過分地全方位和鉅細無遺——這是小說家撰寫兩個角色書信來往時的一個大忌，要寫得像回信，理應沒頭沒尾才是——除非要向讀者交代。這個Sam Jauhari是為亨特辦事的，為何他要向利比亞的接頭人特意講亨特的缺點？
#2這個術語，本來是為免直接說成拜登是有份的，為甚麼又會穿崩說「His dad is deciding to run or not」？中國也被拖下水，亨特與中國來往不是新聞，但如果這封是偽信的話，這就起了提醒讀者的作用。
問題是，連手提電腦流出的超級黑材料也做不低亨特，憑甚麼認為在這個時候爆這種新電郵就可以？
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