The FBI refused to hand over a bureau form allegedly describing a “criminal scheme” involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and an unnamed “foreign national” after Rep. James Comer (R-KY) issued a subpoena with a Wednesday noon deadline.
Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, described the reasoning behind the subpoena in a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland last week. The letter, written jointly with Sen. Chuck Grassley , sought FBI information on a confidential informant who alleged an unspecified pay-to-play scheme by the now-president.
“We have received legally protected and highly credible unclassified whistleblower disclosures,” Comer and Grassley told Wray and Garland last week. “Based on those disclosures, it has come to our attention that the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation possess an unclassified FD-1023 form that describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.
“I can’t speak to the specific document,” Wray replied. “We are committed to working collaboratively with both committees. But we also have to balance sources and methods and ongoing investigations, and we will continue to work through the accommodation process as has happened many times in the past.”
Comer discussed the subpoena during a Wednesday morning press conference in which he revealed new details on business dealings by Hunter Biden and Biden family associates in China and Romania. The whistleblower allegations released late last year related to Hunter Biden as well as James Biden, the president's brother, regarding the duo’s dealings with the Chinese government-linked energy conglomerate CEFC China Energy. They also related to the younger Biden’s work for Ukrainian gas giant Burisma Holdings. Grassley said his staff"reviewed the unclassified records" supporting the whistleblower claims.
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