Rumblings of scandal echo through Capitol Hill, as a yet-to-be-revealed document, nestled in the FBI’s vaults, threatens to expose a web of corruption tied to the former Vice President, causing a showdown between the Bureau and steadfast House Republicans.
A storm has been brewing on Capitol Hill recently, as Representatives Jim Jordan (R-Oh.) and James Comer (R-Ky.), head of the House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee, have claimed the existence of an unclassified document. This document, known as FD-1023, allegedly incriminates Joe Biden, the then Vice President, in a shady pay-to-play bribery scandal, exposing an underbelly of corruption at the highest levels of the previous administration.
As per their assertion, the FBI currently holds this contentious document. They have expressed willingness to cooperate with Representatives Comer and Jordan, even promising to present the document to the House of Representatives. Yet, there’s a disconnect between words and actions, as evidenced by the FBI’s subsequent actions.
The deadline set by Representative Comer and his colleagues for the FBI to produce the document came and went, without any compliance on the part of the Bureau. As a result, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) announced that steps would be initiated to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt of Congress, a serious charge that marks a major escalation in the ongoing conflict.
Comer, although acknowledging a scheduled call with Director Wray to discuss potential ways forward for the document’s release, did not mince his words in expressing his dissatisfaction. He labelled the FBI’s delay tactics as ‘obstructionist’ and ‘unacceptable’, emphasizing that the American people deserve to know the truth hidden behind the bureaucratic stonewalling.
The FBI, in response, stated their commitment to providing the requested information to House Republicans while ensuring the ‘security interests’ of the United States remained intact. They labelled the threats to hold Director Wray in contempt as an ‘unnecessary escalation’, an attempt to downplay the gravity of the situation and the frustration felt by the Representatives.
FBI Director Chris Wray is hiding evidence then-Vice President Joe Biden illegally took a foreign bribe and changed American policy.
The House should impeach them both. https://t.co/2PIY7pYe95
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) May 30, 2023
As reported by The Daily Caller:
Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, has threatened to slap FBI Director Christopher Wray with contempt of Congress if the Bureau doesn’t produce the document that allegedly hints at misconduct by President Joe Biden. McCarthy made his intent clear on “Fox & Friends,” stating, “Let me tell Director Christopher Wray, right here, right now, if he misses the deadline today, I am prepared to move contempt charges in Congress against him. We have jurisdiction over this.”
McCarthy didn’t mince words, emphasizing his resolve to pursue the issue to the end. “He can send us the document, we have a right to look at that, Republicans and Democrats alike in that committee, and if he does not follow through with the law, we will move contempt charges against Christopher Wray and the FBI. They are not above the law.”
It’s clear that this matter isn’t going away anytime soon. In this battle of wills, the American people deserve the truth, transparency, and accountability from their elected officials and law enforcement agencies. Only time will tell if the former Vice President was indeed involved in shady dealings, but for now, the FBI’s refusal to comply is raising more questions than answers.
Sources: 100percentfedup, DailyCaller
and that means they’ll slap his hand and nothing more.
congress is so LAME!