Biden guilty of bribery as VP?

Two ranking Republican Members of Congress sent a subpoena yesterday to FBI Director Christopher Wray, demanding whatever documentary evidence the FBI might have concerning President Biden and whether he took bribes to influence American foreign policy while serving as Vice-President.

The Biden files?

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent the subpoena. Senator Grassley is the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. According to Patriot Newsfeed, they sent a letter to Wray and to Attorney General Merrick Garland. In it they said they had “highly credible evidence” that then-Vice-President Biden and his son Hunter were taking bribes from a foreign national.

Their chief evidence, according to The Daily Mail, consists of whistleblower testimony alleging that:

• President Biden and his son have peddled their influence to foreign actors and solicited bribes as part of this, and
• The FBI knows it and has at least one Form FD-1023 documenting it.

Form FD-1023, according to The Hill, documents tips and other information from informers, information not necessarily verified.

So now Sen. Grassley and Rep. Comer have sent a subpoena duces tecum demanding every Form FD-1023 the FBI has, “created or modified in June 2020,” with the Biden name on it. One can read the subpoena, its attached schedule, and Comer’s cover letter here and below.

Senator Grassley gave further details in this statement on his senate.gov Web page.

We believe the FBI possesses an unclassified internal document that includes very serious and detailed allegations implicating the current President of the United States. What we don’t know is what, if anything, the FBI has done to verify these claims or investigate further. The FBI’s recent history of botching politically charged investigations demands close congressional oversight.

Rep. Comer’s Oversight Committee issued this press release giving more details:

The information provided by a whistleblower raises concerns that then-Vice President Biden allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national. The American people need to know if President Biden sold out the United States of America to make money for himself. Senator Grassley and I will seek the truth to ensure accountability for the American people.

The various filings stop short of accusing Biden of anything. If they’re accusing anyone, they’re accusing the FBI of having information and sitting on it.

Tweetstorm

The Federalist has its own take on the investigation and how long it’s been running. But this story has already generated a large volume of tweets, most of which do not flatter Biden.