The House Oversight Committee has a whistleblower who informed them there is a 1023 form showing an “alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”
The whistleblower said the document “includes a precise description of how the alleged criminal scheme was employed as well as its purpose.”
The only detail we have beyond that is it’s not China.
The Committee gave FBI Director Christopher Wray until noon today to turn over the form. Wray did not turn it over. It will be interesting to see what the Committee does next.
The FBI response letter said they were “committed to beginning the constitutionally mandated accommodation process.”
What a crock. Here’s more:
“The FBI is committed to working to provide the Committee information necessary for your legitimate oversight interests while also protecting executive branch confidentiality interests and law enforcement responsibilities.”
“The FBI appreciates this opportunity to inform you of our confidentiality interests so that we can ‘seek optimal accommodation through a realistic evaluation of’ each other’s needs and ‘avoid the polarization of disputes.’”
They added: “We are committed to working together through this process.”
Of course they are.
The FBI explained that “sensitive law enforcement materials, like FD-1023 Confidential Human Source Reporting forms (FD-1023) in which you have expressed interest, are critical to FBI’s faithful execution of federal law and protection of U.S. national security.”
The letter claims there are strict limits on what they could turn over. They make this stuff up on the fly.
“You have asked for what you say is a ‘precise description’ of an ‘alleged criminal scheme’ contained in is a single FD-1023 report. You express concern that the FBI has inappropriately ‘failed to disclose’ such a report ‘to the American people,’” the FBI states.
”It is critical to the integrity of the entire criminal justice process and to the fulfillment of our law enforcement duties that FBI avoid revealing information—including unverified or incomplete information— that could harm investigations, prejudice prosecutions or judicial proceedings, unfairly violate privacy or reputational interests, or create misimpressions in the public.”
Confidentiality? Really?
“…even confirming the fact of the existence (or nonexistence) of an investigation or a particular piece of investigative information can risk these serious harms,” which is “why it is—and has long been— standard practice for law enforcement agencies to decline to confirm or deny such a fact.”
“Thus, your request for a single FD-1023 report that you say includes a ‘precise description’ of an ‘alleged criminal scheme’ risks the harms that our confidentiality rules protect against,” the FBI wrote.
“We anticipate the Committee may wish to discuss its need for the specific information you requested, and we would be pleased to coordinate with your staff to discuss whether and how we can accommodate your request without violating our law enforcement and national security obligations,” the FBI wrote.
Rep. James Comer, chair of the committee, noted that they didn’t say the document doesn’t exist.
“The FBI’s position is ‘trust, but you aren’t allowed to verify.’ That is unacceptable. We plan to follow up with the FBI and expect compliance with the subpoena,” Comer said.
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“Delay is the deadliest form of denial.” — C. Northcote Parkinson
The weakness, collusion and failure of the GOP majority is obvious.
War is coming. I can smell it.
The House should immediately hold Wray in Contempt of Congress and detain him in a Federal jail until the Documents are produced.
While Wray sits in Jail, the House should be drawing up Articles of Impeachment.
There are already lots of reasons to impeach Wray. McCarthy stalls because he is a swamp member and also lacks basic courage. That is the person who MTG supports, and look at the result. This is what a controlled opposition does, uses rhetoric to pretend, and delays minimal action as long as possible.
The problem is that “Contempt of Congress” is the a lengthy process that needs to be streamlined. The Head of a Committee should have the power of a Court Judge and be able site someone with contempt immediately on the spot and have the Sgt at Arms immediately place the individual in a Congressional Jail. The Jail needs to be Large considering the attitudes of the Deep State Bureaucrats. Once in Jail, the individual would have to petition the House for relief. This should be a low level matter and slow walked to the Floor. Though the Speaker should be able to release the individual too. This idea that the Congress can be locked out of obtaining evidence or information is bull. In this case the Congress is looking into Treason and not turning over the documents make Wray a Co-conspirator to Treason. Congress needs to create Law giving it total access to anything the Executive Branch has and it’s own Court to indict and try Bureaucrats and Government Employees for Obstructing Congress. The House of Representatives represents the People and must have the Power to compel the Executive Branch personal to enforce the Law as the Congress sees the Law. Being a coequal branch of Government does not mean that the Execute Branch is able to give the other branchs the Finger!
Chris Wray is committing a crime, by aiding and abetting the Biden Crime Family.
“… The crime of aiding and abetting involves one person knowingly assisting another accused of a crime to escape blame, punishment or even conviction.” …
Key words here ; assisting another to escape punishment or conviction
that is what Chris Wray is doing, he should be arrested, prosecuted, sentenced.
Yes, and so did Sessions, Barr, Comey, Lynch, … each one of them assisted major criminals.