House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has dropped explosive new information that puts a staggering seven-figure sum on an alleged bribe Democrat President Joe Biden took while serving as Obamaโs VP.
Comer sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday.
The letter threatens Wray with being held in contempt of Congress if he doesnโt hand over a subpoenaed document a whistleblower says shows that then-Vice President Biden took a cash bribe from a foreign national in exchange for policy considerations.
In the letter, Comer drops a bombshell and finally puts a dollar figure to the alleged bribe.
Comer says Biden took a whopping $5 million bribe. Wow.
He wrote:
โโฆto narrow the breadth of the subpoena, we are providing additional terms based on unclassified and legally protected whistleblower disclosures that may be referenced in the FD-1023 form: โJune 30, 2020โ and โfive million.โ
โThese terms relate to the date on the FD-1023 form and its reference to the amount of money the foreign national allegedly paid to receive the desired policy outcome.โ
Comerโs full letter is below:
โOn May 3, 2023, the Committee sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding legally protected and highly credible unclassified whistleblower disclosures.
โAs previously stated, the whistleblower disclosures indicated that the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) are in possession of an FD-1023 form describing an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.
โThat same day, the Committee also issued a subpoena requiring the production of: [A]ll FD-1023 forms, including within any open, closed, or restricted access case files, created or modified in June 2020, containing the term โBiden,โ including all accompanying attachments and documents to those FD-1023 forms.
โThe subpoena return date was May 10, 2023.
โOn May 15, 2023, Committee counsel attended an in-person meeting at FBI Headquarters.
โDuring that meeting, FBI staff failed to produce the FD-1023 form or offer any reasonable accommodation that would allow the Committee to review the document.
โInstead, FBI requested a second briefing. I expressed disappointment with the substance of that meeting in a May 19, 2023, letter to you.
โOn May 16, 2023, Senator Grassley and I, through our staff, requested a phone call with you to discuss the FD-1023 form.
โDespite repeated requests, the FBI has failed to schedule a phone call. Senator Grassley and I remain open to speaking with you about the FD-1023 form.
โOn May 22, 2023, FBI staff and Committee counsel met for a second time, where FBI staff provided general information regarding its confidential human source (CHS) program.
โSimilar to the May 15 meeting, FBI staff was not authorized to even acknowledge the existence of the FD-1023 form.
โThere was only one substantive comment regarding the subpoena.
โDespite the Committeeโs subpoena being narrowly tailored to June 2020, FBI staff indicated that the search terms were broad because there were many responsive documents containing the term โBidenโ in its CHS database for that month.
โWhile that new information was alarming, Committee counsel offered to limit the subpoena to be even more precise.
โFBI staff responded that such limitation was unnecessary because they knew which document was responsive to the subpoena, yet simultaneously would not acknowledge that documentโs existence.
โThe FBIโs gamesmanship in holding a meeting about general CHS confidentiality issuesโinstead of addressing the specific FD-1023 form the Committee subpoenaedโis unacceptable.
โThe Committee is not seeking the identity of the CHS who provided the information to the FBI.
โFurthermore, there are reasonable accommodations that would alleviate the FBIโs concerns about exposing CHS information, including appropriate redactions.
โInstead of working with the Committee, the FBI has refused to even acknowledge whether the FD-1023 form exists.
โAnd the agency has made no attempts to engage in a reasonable accommodation process.
โThe FBIโs refusal to produce this single document is obstructionist.
โNevertheless, to narrow the breadth of the subpoena, we are providing additional terms based on unclassified and legally protected whistleblower disclosures that may be referenced in the FD-1023 form: โJune 30, 2020โ and โfive million.โ
โThese terms relate to the date on the FD-1023 form and its reference to the amount of money the foreign national allegedly paid to receive the desired policy outcome.
โGiven the large number of FD-1023 forms with the word โBidenโ in June 2020, these terms should assist the FBI in identifying the specific FD-1023 form at issue.
โDespite the FBIโs unreasonable delay, the Committee will allow FBI six more days to produce the FD-1023 form.
โTo the extent there are numerous documents referencing โBidenโ and โfive millionโ dollar payments, please let us know promptly.
โAs explained in both previous letters, the Committeeโs independent and objective review of this matter will inform potential legislative solutions that the Committee is exploring.
โSpecifically, the Committee is considering legislation aimed at deficiencies in the current legal framework regarding disclosure of financial interests related to Vice Presidents and Presidents (and the family members thereof)โdeficiencies that may place American national security at risk.
โThe Committee is seeking meaningful reforms to government ethics and disclosure laws that will provide necessary transparency into a Vice Presidentโs or a Presidentโs (and their immediate family membersโ) income, assets, and financial relationship with foreign and domestic companies.
โPublic corruption, influence peddling, federal ethics/financial disclosures regulations, and national security matters are directly within the purview of the Committeeโs oversight authorities.
โYour response to the subpoena is due May 30, 2023.
โIf the FD-1023 form is not produced by that date, the Committee will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings.
โTo ask any follow-up or related questions, please contact Committee staff at (202) 225-5074,โ the letter says.
โThe Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate โany matterโ at โany timeโ under House Rule X.
โThe subpoena was issued pursuant to my authority as the Chairman of the Committee pursuant to both Rule XI.2(m)(1)(B) of the Rules of the House of Representatives and Rule 12(g) of the Committeeโs rules. Thank you for your prompt attention to this important investigation.โ
READ MORE: Second Biden Whistleblower Comes Forward: โTroubling and Unacceptableโ
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