By Debra Heine
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released its resolution Wednesday recommending that the House of Representatives find FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with the Committee’s lawful subpoena. Oversight Republicans have been demanding custody of a document alleging a $5 million bribery scheme between Joe Biden and a foreign national while Biden was vice president.
The resolution’s accompanying report states:
This document subpoena was capturing a document—a specific FD-1023 form—describing an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for certain actions. Director Wray and his staff have refused to produce any documents responsive to this subpoena to the Committee. Director Wray’s unwillingness to comply with the subpoena has interfered with the Committee’s investigation.
Having exhausted all available options for obtaining compliance, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability recommends that the House of Representatives find Director Wray in contempt for his failure to comply with the subpoena issued to him.
The resolution will be considered at a Full Committee business meeting on Thursday, June 8 at 9:00am ET.
Tuesday night, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) revealed for the first time that the FBI has had the now infamous FD-1023 record in its possession since 2017, and the nation involved was Ukraine.
“Americans have lost trust in the FBI’s ability to enforce the law impartially and demand answers,” Comer said in a statement Wednesday.
We have been clear that the FBI must produce the unclassified FD-1023 record to the custody of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. To date, the FBI has refused to comply with our lawfully issued subpoena and even refused to admit the record’s existence up until a week ago.
Once Director Wray confirmed the record’s existence, the FBI started their coverup by leaking a false narrative to the media. The case is not closed as the White House, Democrats, and the FBI would have the American people believe.
The FBI created this record based on information from a credible informant who has worked with the FBI for over a decade and paid six figures. The informant had first-hand conversations with the foreign national who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Biden. And now, Attorney General Barr has confirmed that the record was given to the U.S. Attorney in Delaware for the purpose of that investigation.
Americans have lost trust in the FBI’s ability to enforce the law impartially and demand answers, transparency, and accountability. The Oversight Committee must follow the facts for the American people and ensure the federal government is held accountable.
Comer confirmed to Just the News’ John Solomon Tuesday night that the alleged bribery scheme involved Ukraine.
“This form 1023 involves a business person from Ukraine, who allegedly sent a bribe, a substantial bribe to then-Vice President Joe Biden,” the Kentucky congressman said.
Solomon asked whether the allegation involved Burisma Holdings owner Mykola Zlochevsky, who was being investigated in 2012 over allegations of money laundering, tax evasion, and corruption. Two years later, the energy firm hired Hunter Biden into a lucrative board and consulting job.
“I probably better punt on that question. The name was redacted,” Comer answered.
Update:
Comer accused Oversight Democrats of “lying to the American people” after Committee Dems claimed in a tweet that the FD-1023 form “reiterated the same debunked Burisma conspiracy theories long peddled by Rudy Giuliani.”
“The FBI record was generated by a trusted confidential source who has worked with the FBI for 10+ years,” the chairman tweeted in response. “Former AG Barr confirms this wasn’t closed & the record was sent to the U.S. Attorney in Delaware for further investigation.”