Originally published July 20, 2023 10:11 am PDT
In an explosive revelation, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has released an unclassified FBI record detailing allegations of a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian business executive.
The senator procured the document, identified as an FD-1023, through legally protected disclosures by Justice Department whistleblowers.
“For the better part of a year, I’ve been pushing the Justice Department and FBI to provide details on its handling of very significant allegations from a trusted FBI informant implicating then-Vice President Biden in a criminal bribery scheme,” Grassley stated in a press release.
He continued, underscoring the gravity of the situation: “While the FBI sought to obfuscate and redact, the American people can now read this document for themselves, without the filter of politicians or bureaucrats, thanks to brave and heroic whistleblowers.”
The allegations connect to Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company that reportedly recruited Hunter Biden onto its board to circumnavigate potential issues via his father’s influence.
The company was in the throes of a corruption investigation in Ukraine at the time it sought business dealings in the United States.
Mykola Zlochevsky, the CEO of Burisma, allegedly stated that payments of $5 million each were made to Hunter Biden and Joe Biden in a scheme described as “poluchili,” which translates from Russian crime slang to mean “forced or coerced to pay,” according to the released document.
Senator Grassley previously exposed the FBI’s possession of “significant and voluminous evidence of potential criminality involving the Biden family” last year, and since then has been pushing for the release of this FBI record.
The congressman has been working in conjunction with House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer.
Comer added, “In the FBI’s record, the Burisma executive claims that he didn’t pay the ‘big guy’ directly but that he used several bank accounts to conceal the money. That sounds an awful lot like how the Bidens conduct business: using multiple bank accounts to hide the source and total amount of the money.”
The allegations are bolstered by claims of physical evidence, including numerous recordings and text messages.
Zlochevsky reportedly maintained he had two recordings with Joe Biden and 15 recordings with Hunter Biden.
The Burisma executive also held onto two documents thought to be financial records as evidence of the arrangement.
In the document, Zlochevsky predicted it could take investigators up to 10 years to uncover the full extent of the illicit payments to the Bidens.
The public release of this record marks a significant escalation in the ongoing investigation surrounding the Biden family, particularly as it alleges direct involvement from then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Grassley and Comer pledged to continue their joint inquiry into the FBI’s handling of these politically charged investigations.
Read the full FD-1023 form below:
