Maher made the remarks during his show on Friday night, referencing podcaster Sam Harris's open support of the purported "conspiracy" to stop the story in the waning weeks of the 2020 presidential campaign.
The liberal HBO comedian pressed his liberal guests about whether burying the scandal was appropriate.
"He's saying that's what they did, and that is what they did," Maher said. "They buried the Hunter Biden story before the election because they were, like, 'We can't risk having the election thrown to Trump. We'll tell them after the election.'"
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"Is it OK to have a conspiracy to get rid of Trump," the host continued. "Look, let’s not pussyfoot around this — he was selling his father's influence, Joe Biden. I mean, most political sons do, but let's not pretend at least that was going on."
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Rob Reiner, a director, and political activist, avoided the question, citing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
"You know what's not justified? Using armed violence to try to kill people in the Capitol. That's not justified," he replied.
"Answer this question!" Maher said. "The question is — was it appropriate to bury the Hunter Biden...."
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"You talking about the press doing that?" Reiner interjected before later questioning whether the media conspired to bury the story. "I don't know what they did," he said.
"I know because you only watch MSNBC," Maher responded.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) later joined in on the discussion, arguing that the Justice Department should do its job.
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"You must ensure you are treating people fairly," she said. Maher refrained from outright answering the question of whether the so-called conspiracy to bury the story was appropriate but appeared to voice apprehension about the matter throughout the exchange.
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Harris has since explained his remarks, insisting that he was referring to the laptop story and not advocating Democrats partake in election fraud.
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"On the podcast, I spoke narrowly about the wisdom and propriety of ignoring the Hunter Biden laptop story until after the election. I’ve always thought that this was a very hard call, ethically and journalistically," he tweeted. "Nothing I said on that podcast was meant to suggest that the Democrats would have been right to commit election fraud or take other illegal measures to deny Trump the presidency."
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