The top Republican investigators in the House and Senate warn America may face a constitutional crisis, with the director of the FBI facing possible Contempt of Congress charges for refusing to turn over a government document alleging a foreign national offered a $5 million bribe to then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray for defying a congressional subpoena for an unclassified record “alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.”
“The document, an FBI-generated FD-1023 form, allegedly details an arrangement involving an exchange of money for policy decisions. In a new letter to Director Wray, Comer warns that if the FBI fails to produce the record by May 30, 2023, the Oversight Committee will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” Grassley reports in a statement.
“The FBI has continued to tie itself in knots to ignore a legitimate subpoena from Congress, which has a constitutional duty of oversight. The Bureau’s developed a serious reputation problem through its spate of failures and overreach, and leadership is doing it no favors by attempting to stiff-arm Congress. The FBI knows exactly what document Chairman Comer and I are seeking, and if they know us at all, they know we will get it, one way or another. If FBI leadership truly cares about protecting the agency’s reputation, they’d cooperate. These needless delays only harm the Bureau,” Grassley said.
“The FBI’s refusal to provide this single document is obstructionist. Whistleblower disclosures that Joe Biden may have been involved in a criminal bribery scheme as Vice President track closely with what we are seeing in our investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes. Congress and the American people need to know what, if anything, the FBI did to verify the allegations contained within this record. If Director Wray refuses to hand over this unclassified record, the Oversight Committee will begin contempt of Congress proceedings,” Comer said.
“Comer issued a subpoena for the unclassified FBI record on May 3, 2023 with a return date of May 10, 2023. After the FBI failed to produce the record, Oversight Committee counsel have attended two in-person meetings with FBI officials where they again refused to produce the FD-1023 form or offer any reasonable accommodation that would allow the Committee to review the document,” Grassley reports.
On May 16, 2023, Grassley and Comer requested a phone call with Director Wray to discuss the subpoena, but despite repeated requests the FBI has not scheduled a phone call.
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“Contempt of Congress Proceedings”. What exactly does that mean? Sounds like a lot of strong words that go nowhere. So far there has been a lot of talk and no action which provides optics, but nothing else. So frustrating!
The Department of Justice is tasked with prosecuting Contempt of Congress. charges.
I have said and written for over three years now that I will not believe America has an hope of survival until I see one demoncrap, above dog catcher, going to prison! I’m not holding my breath!
& Charge for:
J6
Russiagate
Home raids
It is time for the FBI Director to go, and maybe the entire corrupt FBI.
The rot at the FBI is total and to the bone marrow! There is no fixing the agency.
The F B I Failed Bunch of Idiots has these lists of people they deem removable. I say we need a list of them for similar removal!
That sure does sound like jolly fun! May I tie the nooses and drop the trap door!
Obama’s AG, Eric Holder, was found in contempt of Congress for refusing to provide documents pertaining to the Fast and Furious gun fiasco when Obama allowed numerous firearms to be transferred to Mexican drug runners. One of those guns was used to kill a US border control agent.
What happened to Holder? Absolutely nothing. All Congress can do is refer someone in contempt to the DOJ for prosecution. But when the Democrats run the DOJ, Democrat perpetrators will never be punished.
Recall Obama’s lie when he said “There is not even a smidgen of corruption” in his administration.
I’ll believe it when I see it. These DOJ/FBI guys deserve to be fired and serve time. This “Contempt of Congress” charge “possibility” is around the tenth time I’ve heard this. It is the standard Republican response when the DOJ/FBI gives them a one-finger salute for their issuing a legal subpoena for information. They never follow through, and the Dept of Injustice and Fully Bought Investigators go merrily along their way.
Contempt charges against democrats doesn’t mean a thing! Merck Garland will just circle file the charges! Eric Holder had a contempt of congress charge, with no consequences whatsoever! You could try impeachment of Chris Wray, but Chuck Schumer in the Senate will throw that out or just stall it until they cheat the 2024 election, with the courts blessings!
Sounds like an irresolvable Catch-22 to me.
CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS, THAT SHOULD REALLY SCARE HIM, WHAT THE HELL WEILL THAT DO ? HE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND PROSECUTED NOT SPANKED !
The End of our American way is in sight. So sad for all of those coming after us. Thank God the Greatest Generation have almost all passed away. To think that so many died defending a great nation and now it’s come to this. I’m Disgusted!!!