The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has not complied with a subpoena issued by congressional Republicans, who are requesting a document they claim exposes an “alleged criminal scheme” involving President Biden and a foreign national, according to a report from The Hill.
The subpoena, issued by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), demanded the FBI provide the unverified information by Wednesday.
In a letter addressing the subpoena, Christopher Dunham, the FBI acting assistant director for congressional affairs, stated that the FBI “is committed to beginning the constitutionally mandated accommodation process” and added that the agency “would be pleased to coordinate with your staff to discuss whether and how we can accommodate your request without violating our law enforcement and national security obligations.”
The letter further emphasized that the “Department of Justice (Department) policy strictly limits when and how confidential human source information can be provided outside of the FBI.”
Comer responded in a statement, saying, “It’s clear from the FBI’s response that the unclassified record the Oversight Committee subpoenaed exists, but they are refusing to provide it to the Committee.”
He added, “The FBI’s position is ‘trust, but you aren’t allowed to verify.’ That is unacceptable.”
According to Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a “highly credible” whistleblower informed them of an FBI FD-1023 form, used for documenting unverified information received from confidential sources, that allegedly detailed a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national in relation to exchanging money for policy decisions.
No further details about the allegations were provided.
The subpoena specifically requests all FD-1023 forms containing the word “Biden” that were created or modified in June 2020, during the Trump administration with Bill Barr as attorney general, The Hill notes.
Rep. Comer on Wednesday had released a bank records memorandum detailing new information obtained in the committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling and business schemes.
The mainstream media largely ignored Comer’s bombshell revelations, which in part showed the following:
- The Complicated Web of Biden Family and Associates’ Companies: The Biden family and their business associates created “a web of over 20 companies—most were limited liability companies formed after Joe Biden became Vice President.”
- The Biden Family Received Millions of Dollars from Foreign Sources: Bank records show that the Biden family, their business associates, and their companies received over $10 million from foreign nationals and their related companies, both during and after Joe Biden’s vice presidency.
- The Biden Family Used Business Associates’ Companies to Receive Foreign Funds: Despite creating many companies after Vice President Biden took office, the Biden family used business associates’ companies to receive millions of dollars from foreign companies.
- Attempts to Conceal Large Financial Transactions: The Biden family received incremental payments over time to different bank accounts, which appear to be meant to “conceal the source of the funds and reduce the conspicuousness of the total amounts made into the Biden bank accounts.”
- Chinese Nationals Hid the Source of the Money: Chinese nationals and companies with significant ties to Chinese intelligence and the Chinese Communist Party hid the source of the funds paid to the Bidens by layering domestic limited liability companies.
- Biden Family and Associates’ Activities in Romania Indicate Influence Peddling Scheme: The Biden family and associates’ activities in Romania from 2015 to 2017 suggest an influence-peddling scheme. While Vice President Biden lectured Romania on corruption and ethics, the Bidens received over a million dollars from a company controlled by a Romanian individual accused of corruption, Gabriel Popoviciu, through a Biden family associate.
