- Members of Congress say FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed the existence of the document but is continuing to refuse to provide it.
- Congress was alerted to the existence of the document by a whistleblower.
- Congress has subpoenaed the document, but Wray has violated the subpoena.
- Congress is threatening to hold Wray in “contempt.”
- (Nothing happened to the last administration official held in contempt.)
Key members of Congress in the House and Senate are urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to turn over unclassified records “alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.”
So far, Wray has balked, in defiance of a Congressional subpoena, even though the public owns the records, and the public and Congress have the right to see them.
A whistleblower brought the existence of the documents to the attention of Congress. Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement saying Wray has confirmed the documents exist and are real.
In 2012, the House voted 255-67 to hold Obama Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents related to the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious scandal, uncovered by my reporting at CBS News. It was the first time Congress took that action against a sitting Cabinet official.
Nothing happened to Holder, though, after the vote.
Read more below.
| Grassley & Comer to Wray: Provide the Unclassified Documents or Face Contempt |
| WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statements after their discussion with FBI Director Christopher Wray about producing to Congress the unclassified, FBI-generated record alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.
“While the FBI has apparently leaked classified information to the news media in recent weeks, jeopardizing its own human sources, it continues to treat Congress like second class citizens by refusing to provide a specific unclassified record. Director Wray confirmed what my whistleblowers have told me pursuant to legally protected disclosures: the FBI-generated document is real, but the bureau has yet to provide it to Congress in defiance of a legitimate congressional subpoena. This failure comes with consequences,” Grassley said. “Today, FBI Director Wray confirmed the existence of the FD-1023 form alleging then-Vice President Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national. However, Director Wray did not commit to producing the documents subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee. While Director Wray – after a month of refusing to even acknowledge that the form existed – has offered to allow us to see the documents in person at FBI headquarters, we have been clear that anything short of producing these documents to the House Oversight Committee is not in compliance with the subpoena. If the FBI fails to hand over the FD-1023 form as required by the subpoena, the House Oversight Committee will begin contempt of Congress proceedings,” said Chairman Comer. Read More:Grassley, Comer Demand FBI Record Alleging Criminal Scheme Involving Then-VP BidenComer and Grassley on FBI Failing to Comply with Subpoena DeadlineComer: FBI’s Delay in Producing Unclassified Record is UnacceptableComer & Grassley Blast FBI for Refusing to Provide Subpoenaed Record Alleging Then-VP Biden Engaged in a Bribery SchemeComer Statement on FBI’s Refusal to Comply with Congressional Subpoena |
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