The war between James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, has been shielded by the debt-limit debate. Yesterday that war escalated, however, and it is now front and center in the media: Yes, said the FBI, the incriminating document that Comer wants to see does in fact exist. But he can only see it by coming to our offices and viewing in private a heavily redacted version of it.
Comer said that was unacceptable and unless that document — the infamous FD-1023 form — was presented to his committee by Wray by next Wednesday, the committee will file contempt of Congress charges against him.
At issue is the existence of a certain document held by the FBI that Comer wants his committee to see that would prove two things: 1) that the Bidens have for years been involved in selling political influence to foreign “interests” (i.e., America’s enemies) for millions of dollars, and 2) that the FBI and the Department of Justice knew all about it from the beginning. They thus failed in their primary role: to protect America from its enemies.
Instead, the FBI and the DOJ have moved heaven and earth to keep documents proving that the Bidens have sold out to America’s enemies under wraps until such time as proofs such as these no longer matter.
A May 31 statement from Comey’s committee covers it nicely:
Today, FBI Director Wray [in a phone conversation with Comer] 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.
Why the FBI stall? After all, in its own words it noted that the form merely documents information gathered by informants, “information [that] does not validate it, establish its credibility, or weigh it against other information verified by the FBI.”
That makes the statement the FBI issued following Wednesday’s call between Comer and Wray vacuous. Said the FBI:
During today’s call, Director Wray offered to provide the committee’s chairman and ranking member an opportunity to review information responsive to the subpoena in a secure manner to accommodate the committee, while protecting the confidentiality and safety of sources and important investigative sensitivities.
But Comer has repeatedly said he and his committee aren’t interested in knowing the sources of the damning information, just the information itself. That information would then confirm what the committee already knows: that the FBI and the DOJ have known about Biden and his family’s treachery for years and have done nothing about it.
That treachery was spelled out in great and damning detail on May 10 by NTD News in its review of what Comer’s committee had already unearthed:
Banking and other records made public Wednesday by House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) depict a complex money laundering scheme involving millions of dollars, many from foreign countries, given to President Joe Biden and nearly a dozen members of his family.
In a memorandum summarizing findings to date of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, chaired by Comer (R-Ky.), investigators described examining thousands of bank records and legal documents depicting nearly two dozen Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) established by Biden family members to receive payments from private clients, corporations and foreign governments, including China and Romania.
“Biden family members and business associates created a web of over 20 companies—most were limited liability companies formed during Joe Biden’s vice presidency,” the memorandum said. “Bank records show the Biden family, their business associates, and their companies received over $10 million from foreign nationals’ companies. The Committee has identified payments to Biden family members from foreign companies while Joe Biden served as Vice President and after he left public office.”
The committee’s memorandum puts the lie to the White House’s claim of ignorance of the scheme: “In 2017 alone, bank records show President Biden’s family and their related companies received millions of dollars from Chinese foreign nationals’ companies. This amount does not include payments from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Romania, Oman, or other foreign business deals the Committee is investigating.”
In other words, the Biden family and associates have sold out America’s interests for a pot of gold. Lest readers forget, the Constitution has something to say about such activities:
Article III, Section 3, Clause 1:
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Wray’s stonewalling is in his own interests: By allowing Comer to see what he has been hiding, Wray himself becomes one of those two witnesses necessary to charge the current occupant of the White House with treason against the United States.
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