House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) dismissed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a>&#8216;s offer to publicly testify as part of the corruption-focused <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> inquiry into his father, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, instead of complying with a subpoena for a deposition.
&#8220;It’s the precedent,&#8221; Johnson said during an interview with Fox News on Saturday, adding later, &#8220;Every investigation of Congress in the modern era, the deposition has come first, and the public testimony follows. Why would we break that precedent now?&#8221;
Johnson was joined on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX6BxpPdZew" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&#8221;</a> by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY). They both took part in the defense effort when former President Donald Trump faced impeachment.
Stefanik said the offer by Hunter Biden and his legal team was &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and insisted that &#8220;the only correct response to a subpoena is a deposition.&#8221;
Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY), who is leading the impeachment inquiry and issued the subpoena, has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-rejects-hunter-bidens-public-testimony-offer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> the terms offered by Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer.
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The attorney, Abbe Lowell, argued that a &#8220;public proceeding would prevent selective leaks, manipulated transcripts, doctored exhibits, or one-sided press statements.&#8221;
Comer indicated that lawmakers would be willing to have Hunter Biden testify in an open hearing at a &#8220;future date&#8221; — but insisted that the first son must also testify in the closed-door deposition scheduled for mid-December.
In an interview with Newsmax, Comer said Johnson <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/11/29/oversight_chairman_comer_speaker_johnson_has_our_back_to_hold_hunter_biden_in_contempt_if_he_doesnt_show_at_private_deposition.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;has our back&#8221;</a> and House Republicans would &#8220;take steps&#8221; to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with the subpoena.
The top Democrat on the oversight panel, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), issued a <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-chairman-comer-s-rejection-of-hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> condemning his Republican counterparts for rejecting the open hearing offer.
&#8220;What an epic humiliation for our colleagues and what a frank confession that they are simply not interested in the facts and have no confidence in their own case or the ability of their own members to pursue it,&#8221; Raskin said.
&#8220;After the miserable failure of their impeachment hearing in September, Chairman Comer has now apparently decided to avoid all Committee hearings where the public can actually see for itself the logical, rhetorical and factual contortions they have tied themselves up in,&#8221; he added.
Stefanik made the case for why an open hearing can be counterproductive to a serious inquiry.
“An open hearing is five minutes on the Democrat side, five minutes on the Republican side. It becomes a very public press opportunity for the Democrat to politicize,” Stefanik said. “We want to go about this from a legal and factual perspective and the only way to go about that is through a deposition.”

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A Jewish <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Democrat slammed the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who clashed with police at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-national-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic National Committee</a> (DNC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., last week.
&#8220;I was very disappointed to see what happened over at the DNC the other day,&#8221; Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamie-raskin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamie Raskin</a> (D-MD) said during an interview on Sunday.
&#8220;For those who are somehow tempted to engage in pushing and shoving &#8230; I&#8217;m totally opposed to that. They should study the history of non-violent movements in America,&#8221; Raskin added.
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The congressman was responding to a question from CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper during a sit-down discussion on &#8220;State of the Union.&#8221;
Tapper had asked, &#8220;What do you make of this, as a Jewish American, a proud progressive, a Democrat?&#8221; while also noting, &#8220;There is anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party these days.&#8221;
Raskin claimed there is &#8220;anti-Semitism everywhere these days&#8221; adding,&#8221; We&#8217;re talking about a problem that goes back thousands of years.&#8221;
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An estimated 200 people gathered in front of the DNC headquarters on Wednesday night to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where U.S.-backed Israeli forces are fighting Hamas following terrorist attacks in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> last month and working to free hundreds of hostages believed to be held in the enclave.
The U.S. Capitol Police released a <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-statement-unlawful-demonstration-outside-dnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> saying members of Congress were in the building when the demonstrators ignored orders to move back from the DNC.
In explaining how the demonstrators were &#8220;not peaceful,&#8221; the Capitol Police said the group pepper-sprayed officers as well as punching them, moved dumpsters in front of the exits, and attempted to pick up a bike rack.
Six officers were injured — including getting pepper sprayed and being punched — and one person was arrested for assaulting an officer, the Capitol Police <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-statement-unlawful-demonstration-outside-dnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said.</a>
The incident at the DNC was so harrowing that one House Democrat even reportedly compared the events of that night to the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021.
It &#8220;scared me more than January 6,&#8221; the unnamed lawmaker <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/dnc-lawmakers-evacuated-house-offices-lockdown-israel-hamas-war-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Axios</a>. When the House member attempted to leave the DNC, “someone sent out word for people to come [back] and police said it’s not safe. Police were wearing gas masks … this was not peaceful,&#8221; the lawmaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-says-pro-palestinian-protest-scared-me-more-than-january-6-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recounted</a>.

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Jewish House Dem Slams Pro-Palestinian Protesters Who Clashed With Police At DNC Headquarters

Jewish House Dem Scolds Pro-Palestinian Protesters At DNC Headquarters

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A top House Democrat shared plans on Sunday to release a report detailing former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s foreign business dealings.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamie-raskin">Jamie Raskin</a> (D-MD), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, made the announcement while being questioned about the foreign business dealings of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden">Hunter Biden</a>, who is under a federal criminal investigation that just got elevated to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-s-attorney-investigating-hunter-biden-granted-special-counsel-status">special counsel status</a>.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to release a report about all of the foreign government emoluments,&#8221; Raskin said during an appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week.&#8221; &#8220;Millions of dollars we can document that Donald Trump pocketed from the hotels, at the golf courses, through business deals when he was president, and that his family got.&#8221;
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Jamie Raskin makes a big announcement, &quot;We&#39;re going to release a report about all of the foreign government emoluments. Millions of dollars that Donald Trump pocketed from the hotels, at the golf courses, through business deals when he was president, and that his family got.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Ab5yjAPt0P">pic.twitter.com/Ab5yjAPt0P</a>
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Raskin&#8217;s comments elicited a stern rebuke from Stephen Miller, who served as a leading adviser in Trump&#8217;s White House and founded America First Legal, a conservative group that has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/politics/stephen-miller-america-first-legal-biden-initiatives/index.html">challenged</a> Biden administration initiatives in court.
&#8220;Of all of the risible, execrable lies surely the most ludicrous is that President Trump *profited* from the presidency. The presidency cost him billions and now they want it to cost him his freedom,&#8221; Miller <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/1690809239852195840">said in a post to X</a>.
&#8220;Biden made a fortune being in office. Trump gave up a fortune being in office,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Biden profited from the White House. The American People profited from Trump in the White House. Biden sacrificed the country for himself. Trump sacrificed himself for the country.&#8221;
Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project and former chief counsel for nominations to then-Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), encouraged people to &#8220;welcome&#8221; the discussion.
&#8220;1. The Trump family made its fortune building an international real-estate empire — long before Trump went to the Trump White House,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/1690805138573905920">he said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;2. The Biden family made its fortune building an international-corruption empire — when Biden went to the Obama White House.&#8221;
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, who often covers stories related to allegations of corruption surrounding the Biden family, reacted to a clip of Raskin&#8217;s comments by <a href="https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1690800865630670848">saying</a>, &#8220;Showing real desperation now.&#8221;
The interview took place as the 2024 campaign season heats up and may lead to a 2020 rematch between President Joe Biden, the father of Hunter Biden, and Trump in the general election.
Under repeated questioning, Raskin did concede that he is &#8220;concerned&#8221; about Hunter Biden&#8217;s foreign business dealings, but insisted that investigators have not shown any criminal corruption on the part of his the president.
&#8220;What they’ve got is Hunter Biden,&#8221; Raskin said. &#8220;And we’ve all seen clear that this guy was addicted to drugs and did a lot of really unlawful and wrong things. And we have said, let the justice system run its course.&#8221;
Raskin also claimed he has been &#8220;begging&#8221; Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) for the committee to &#8220;do a serious analysis of what the laws should be about money-making by people.&#8221;
In particular, he mentioned Trump&#8217;s son-in-law Jared Kushner and a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-11/how-did-jared-kushner-get-2-billion-from-the-saudis">reported $2 billion investment</a> from the Saudis after leaving the White House — a move which Comer himself recently said on CNN &#8220;<a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4148951-comer-says-kushner-crossed-the-line-of-ethics-with-saudi-deal/">crossed the line of ethics</a>&#8221; even as the focus of his investigative efforts have been fixed on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-family-will-face-subpoenas-comer-says">flow of millions of dollars</a> flowing to members of the Biden family from foreign nationals.

Pressed On Hunter, Dem Promises A Report — On Trump

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The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee accused Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer">James Comer</a> (R-KY) of misleading the public about a former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a> supervisory agent&#8217;s testimony on the federal investigation into President Joe Biden&#8217;s son <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a>.
Comer &#8220;cherry-picked and distorted statements of a witness to advance Republicans’ false narrative about political interference&#8221; with public declarations about the closed-door interview, said Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD).
Although Comer did not release any quotes, the chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-says-fbi-veteran-confirmed-key-whistleblower-claims-from-hunter-biden-case">announced on Monday</a> that the FBI veteran confirmed &#8220;key&#8221; aspects of whistleblower testimony by a pair of Internal Revenue Service agents who have come forward with claims that the Biden probe led by Delaware&#8217;s U.S. Attorney David Weiss had been slow-walked.
&#8220;The night before the interview of Hunter Biden, both Secret Service headquarters and the Biden transition team were tipped off about the planned interview&#8221; in early December 2020, Comer said. &#8220;On the day of the Hunter Biden interview, federal agents were told to stand by and could not approach Hunter Biden — they had to wait for his call. As a result of the change in plans, IRS and FBI criminal investigators never got to interview Hunter Biden as part of the investigation.&#8221;
Comer also shared a list of &#8220;key takeaways&#8221; regarding how the plan was allegedly foiled, after which the younger Biden <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/hunter-biden-under-federal-investigation-over-taxes.html">announced to the world</a> that he was under investigation.
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House Oversight Committee interviews former FBI agent in Hunter Biden investigation. Learn that agents planned to interview Hunter on 12/8/20. It never happened. From the committee: <a href="https://t.co/bFkPh0djgz">https://t.co/bFkPh0djgz</a> <a href="https://t.co/KTBCdlhHyq">pic.twitter.com/KTBCdlhHyq</a>
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In his <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-transcribed-interview-with-former-fbi">rebuttal</a>, Raskin said the former FBI supervisory agent from the bureau&#8217;s Wilmington office appeared voluntarily after being subpoenaed last week and testified that he &#8220;never knew the Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the office or U.S. Attorney Weiss to allow any political considerations to influence their prosecutorial decisions in any case.&#8221;
The former FBI agent acknowledged that it is &#8220;routine&#8221; for there to be disagreement between the FBI and Department of Justice in investigations and expressed an &#8220;understanding&#8221; that it is proper for prosecutors to make &#8220;additional considerations&#8221; beyond probable cause in determining whether to seek a warrant, Raskin said.
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“The supervisory special agent further pointed out that, in his experience, investigation targets who are attorneys, like Hunter Biden, rarely accept being interviewed by federal agents,&#8221; Raskin said.
&#8220;Further, although Republicans have tried to cast in harsh light the decision by FBI headquarters to alert the Secret Service of its intent to interview Hunter Biden, the FBI agent explained it was necessary to do so given Hunter Biden’s status as a protectee,&#8221; Raskin continued.
&#8220;The witness also provided that, while he was told a ‘transition team’ was also notified by FBI headquarters, he was not provided any actual details as to what transition team this referred to, and he did not know anything about whether they were actually notified,&#8221; Raskin added. &#8220;The witness also indicated he did not suspect any political purpose or improper motivation behind FBI headquarters’ putative decision in December 2020 to notify a ‘transition team’ and U.S. Secret Service headquarters prior to Hunter Biden’s interview.&#8221;
Raskin concluded his statement by calling on Comer to release the transcript.
A congressional source told The Daily Wire on Tuesday that the House Oversight Committee intends to do just that, but the transcript is &#8220;not readily available at this time.&#8221;
The IRS whistleblowers, supervisory special agent Gary Shapley, and a “Whistleblower X&#8221; who has not yet been publicly identified <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-says-hunter-biden-whistleblower-disgusted-by-dems-and-liberal-media">are set to testify</a> before the House Oversight Committee <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/hearing-with-irs-whistleblowers-about-the-biden-criminal-investigation/">on Wednesday</a>.

Raskin Accuses Comer Of Distorting FBI Veteran’s Testimony On Hunter Biden Inquiry

Raskin Accuses Comer Of Distorting FBI Veteran's Testimony On Hunter Biden Inquiry

Former Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/william-barr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Barr</a> is pushing back on remarks that House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) made this week claiming that Barr had shut down an investigation into a document from an FBI confidential source that alleged that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal bribery scheme.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not true. It wasn’t closed down,&#8221; Barr <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/07/barr-rebuts-raskins-claim-that-biden-bribery-probe-ended/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an interview. “On the contrary, it was sent to Delaware for further investigation.”
Barr&#8217;s remarks came in response Raskin claiming on Monday that Barr ended an investigation into an FBI document that allegedly claims that Biden accepted a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-to-review-fbi-doc-containing-5-million-biden-bribery-allegation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$5 million</a> bribe from an adversarial country.
“What I know is that the FBI, Department of Justice team under William Barr and Scott Brady, in the Western District of Pennsylvania terminated the investigation, they said there were no grounds for further investigative steps,&#8221; Raskin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jamie-raskin-refuses-to-give-details-about-what-was-in-fbi-document-alleging-biden-corruption" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> after viewing the document with Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY). &#8220;So they ended that.”
Comer told reporters after viewing the document that he would hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress after the bureau refused to hand over the document. The FBI is now reportedly willing to let the entire Committee view the document as early as Wednesday, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/07/politics/fbi-oversight-committee-document/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said that if Wray shows the entire Committee the document, Republicans will drop their efforts to hold Wray in contempt.
“All he has to do is follow through and allow everybody on the committee” to view it, McCarthy said. “If he would supply that to them, there wouldn’t be a contempt [vote]. That’s all we’re asking him to do. It’s rational. It’s sensible. It’s what his responsibility is to do. If he won’t follow through on the most basic things, then he’ll be held in contempt.”
Comer also told reporters on Monday that “FBI officials confirmed that the unclassified FBI generated record has not been disproven, and is currently being used in an ongoing investigation.”
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“The confidential human source who provided information about then-Vice President Biden being involved in a criminal bribery scheme, is a trusted, highly credible informant who has been used by the FBI for over 10 years, and has been paid over six figures,” he added.

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Bill Barr Shuts Down Claim From Top Democrat That He Ended Criminal Probe Involving Biden Bribery Doc

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House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) did not directly dispute claims from the Committee&#8217;s chairman on Monday that an FBI document allegedly showing that then-Vice President Joe Biden was engaged in a criminal bribery scheme is currently being used in an ongoing investigation.
Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said the FBI &#8220;confirmed that the unclassified FBI generated record has not been disproven, and is currently being used in an ongoing investigation.&#8221;
Speaking with reporters after meeting with the FBI, Raskin initially sought to downplay the credibility of the document, calling it &#8220;second-hand hearsay.&#8221;
When asked if Comer had told the truth about there being an ongoing investigation into Biden, Raskin said that didn&#8217;t know what Comer said but that he does know about the criminal investigation into Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden, by the U.S. attorney in Delaware.
&#8220;What I know is that the FBI, Department of Justice team under William Barr and Scott Brady, in the Western District of Pennsylvania terminated the investigation, they said there were no grounds for further investigative steps. So they ended that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now, in terms of another investigation. You know, I can&#8217;t speak to that. I&#8217;ve seen nothing about that, and other than published reports.&#8221;
When asked again if the document was part of an ongoing investigation, Raskin said, &#8220;I must have missed that, because I&#8217;ve not heard that this is part of any ongoing investigation.&#8221;
Raskin said that he would not go into the details of the allegations contained in the document, in part to protect the FBI source, who he said could be revealed if he disclosed details.
&#8220;Abstracting from the particulars of this case, we&#8217;re talking about something pretty extraordinary here, which is an FBI document that is a report of a confidential human informant,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And the FBI depends on these people in order to make their cases. And so obviously, they are categorically, absolutely interested in maintaining the confidentiality of these people&#8217;s identities and their identities can obviously be deduced from certain kinds of facts. If you start releasing interview documents that they&#8217;ve, you know, they&#8217;ve confided in the FBI. So we want to be very careful about that and I would think that that&#8217;s not a partisan issue. That&#8217;s something all of us should agree to.&#8221;
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Rep. Jamie Raskin on key document in Biden probe: &quot;I must&#39;ve missed that because I&#39;ve not heard that this is part of any ongoing investigation.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/5Y8OpibQrx">pic.twitter.com/5Y8OpibQrx</a>
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Jamie Raskin Refuses To Give Details About What Was In FBI Document Alleging Biden Corruption

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Top lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee will review an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> document containing allegations that President Joe Biden received a multi-million-dollar bribe from an “adversarial country” on Monday.
Committee chairman Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) and ranking member Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamie-raskin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamie Raskin</a> (D-MD) will review the document in a secured facility, known as the SCIF, for reviewing sensitive intelligence. The document will not be handed over to Congress, despite recent reports <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1664648263897698304" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggesting</a> otherwise.
“Chairman Comer will receive a briefing from the FBI and review the document on Monday. Chairman Comer has been clear that anything short of producing the FD-1023 form to the House Oversight Committee is not compliance with his subpoena. This unclassified record contains pages of details that need to be investigated further by the House Oversight Committee,” an Oversight Committee spokesperson told The Daily Wire in a statement.
Congressional Republicans, led by Comer, have threatened to hold the FBI and Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena for the 1023 form. Comer and his committee have led an investigation into allegations of influence peddling and corrupt dealings involving members of Biden&#8217;s family.
Wray has said that releasing the form, though unclassified, risks revealing sensitive FBI sources and intelligence gathering techniques. The FBI head <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-to-begin-to-hold-wray-in-contempt-as-fbi-refuses-to-produce-biden-document-to-oversight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> with Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Wednesday and offered the lawmakers the chance to review the form in question, but refused to turn it over.
“Today, FBI Director Wray confirmed the existence of the FD-1023 form alleging then-Vice President Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national,” Comer said in a statement after the call with Wray. “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,” he said.
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The FBI said in a statement that Wray is trying to accommodate the lawmakers’ request while “protecting the confidentiality and safety of sources and important investigative sensitives.”
Little is known about the 1023 form. In an interview on Newsmax on Thursday, Comer said that the form contains allegations that Biden, when he served as vice president in the Obama administration, accepted a $5 million bribe from an “adversarial country.” He said that the country was not China, Romania, or Ukraine, which the committee has already uncovered Biden family financial ties to.
“The most reputable country that the Biden family was taking money from was China, if that tells you anything,” Comer said.
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BREAKING: Rep. James Comer says the alleged Biden bribery scheme document shows the then-VP received $5 million from a U.S. adversary.
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Comer To Review FBI Doc Containing $5 Million Biden Bribery Allegation

House Democrats on Monday appeared to defend the FBI less than 24 hours before the bureau is scheduled to turn over a key document linking President Joe Biden to an alleged $5 million foreign national bribery scheme.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Letter-to-Wray-re-Meetings-052423.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Wray last week revealing more specific terms for the bureau to find a particular FD-1023 form he demanded in a subpoena with a deadline that passed two weeks ago. Comer gave Wray until May 30 to turn over the record or could otherwise face contempt of Congress if he fails to comply with the subpoena.
Oversight Democrat Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/52923-punchbowl-news-am/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=5/29/23%20%20Punchbowl%20News%20AM&amp;utm_term=Punchbowl%20AM%20and%20Active%20Subscribers%20from%20Memberful%20Combined" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a> that his colleagues see Comer&#8217;s threats as &#8220;a ludicrously overblown response.&#8221;
&#8220;It just sounds preposterous to me that you will hold the FBI director in contempt over a tip sheet that they think someone submitted to the FBI,&#8221; Raskin told the outlet. &#8220;[Comer is] making a mountain out of something that is not even a molehill.&#8221;
Senior Virginia Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) on the committee blamed the Republican&#8217;s move to investigate the bureau on former President Donald Trump.
&#8220;It&#8217;s part of the assault on the FBI that the Republicans have launched, fueled by Trump&#8217;s hatred of the FBI,&#8221; Connolly told the outlet.
Comer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-puts-dollar-amount-on-alleged-biden-bribery-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> whistleblower disclosures led him and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI have an unclassified FD-1023 form describing the alleged scheme involving the elder Biden, dating back to his time as vice president and a foreign national.
&#8220;These 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,&#8221; he wrote.
The newly revealed date lands on the calendar about two weeks after Ukrainian officials announced there had been a $5 million bribe aimed at ending an investigation into the founder of Burisma Holdings, the same Ukrainian gas company at which Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter, served on the board for several years.
The FBI, which says such a form is used to record claims from confidential human sources, has cautioned against disclosing unverified information from informants.
&#8220;The FBI&#8217;s mission is to protect the American people,&#8221; the FBI<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/james-comer-chris-wray-meet-fbi-refusal-produce-docs-alleging-showing-biden-family-illegal-scheme"> told</a> reporters last week. &#8220;Releasing confidential source information could potentially jeopardize investigations and put lives at risk. The FBI remains committed to cooperating with Congress&#8217;s oversight requests on this matter and others as we always have.&#8221;
Comer insisted the oversight panel does not seek the identity of the confidential human source who may have provided the Biden-related allegations.
&#8220;Furthermore, there are reasonable accommodations that would alleviate the FBI&#8217;s concerns about exposing CHS (confidential human source) information, including appropriate redactions,&#8221; he wrote.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/05/25/exclusive-marjorie-taylor-greene-fbi-director-actively-protecting-bidens-by-stonewalling-congressional-subpoena/">told</a> Breitbart News on Thursday Republican committee members view the FBI’s lack of cooperation differently.
“I think it’s clear and obvious that the DOJ, the FBI, Christopher Wray, Merrick Garland, and many others are protecting the Bidens,” Greene told the outlet. “It has direct evidence of Joe Biden himself getting paid from a foreign national for foreign policy decisions,” she said. “So, it’s a real pay-to-play scheme when Joe Biden was Vice President.”
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II

House Oversight Democrats Defend FBI Ahead Of Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme Document Subpoena

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The House Oversight Committee has reportedly issued subpoenas to several banks to get the financial records of some of the Biden family&#8217;s associates.
The subpoenas come as part of Republicans&#8217; investigations into the business dealings of President Joe Biden&#8217;s family and associates. Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden over his foreign business dealings in countries such as China and Ukraine, tax affairs, and more.
The committee, led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY), subpoenaed Bank of America, Cathay Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and HSBC USA N.A., Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-committee-subpoenas-banks-biden-family-financial-records" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The committee also reportedly subpoenaed a former business associate of Hunter Biden, Mervyn Yan, for his financial records.
Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) disclosed the subpoenas, claiming that Republicans were conducting the &#8220;probe behind a veil of secrecy runs counter to the Committee’s traditional commitment to transparency and raises serious questions about the integrity of the investigation.”
Comer slammed Raskin for revealing the subpoenas, telling Fox News that Raskin was effectively trying to sabotage the investigation.
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/OversightDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OversightDems</a> have again disclosed Committee’s subpoenas in a cheap attempt to thwart cooperation from other witnesses. 
No one should be fooled by Ranking Member Raskin’s games. We have the bank records, and the facts are not good for the Biden family. <a href="https://t.co/P8ywKQ25Rr">https://t.co/P8ywKQ25Rr</a>
&mdash; Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer/status/1644426187521814542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Ranking Member Raskin has again disclosed Committee’s subpoenas in a cheap attempt to thwart cooperation from other witnesses. Given his antics with the first bank subpoena, the American people and media should be asking what information Ranking Member Raskin is trying to hide this time. No one should be fooled by Ranking Member Raskin’s games,&#8221; Comer said. &#8220;We have the bank records, and the facts are not good for the Biden family.&#8221;

Oversight Committee Subpoenas Banks For Biden Family Associates’ Financial Records: Report

A top Democrat urged the House&#8217;s new panel dedicated to investigating the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the federal government to turn its focus on special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-durham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Durham</a>&#8216;s investigation into potential misconduct in the Trump-Russia probe.
In making his plea to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) seized on a recent report by The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/politics/durham-trump-russia-barr.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detailing alleged</a> problems in Durham&#8217;s endeavor, which began in 2019 at the behest of then-Attorney General William Barr.
&#8220;After four years and millions of dollars spent, the Durham investigation closed as a total flop without unearthing anything like the deep-state conspiracy that Republicans have been denouncing around here for years,&#8221; Raskin said.
Durham&#8217;s team &#8220;couldn’t find anything of substance to it,&#8221; Raskin added. &#8220;Yet Barr and Durham kept pressing in clearly abusive ways. I hope your subcommittee will investigate.&#8221;
Raskin spoke as a witness during the first hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, arguing the panel should let go of &#8220;conspiracy theories&#8221; and warning there is a &#8220;weaponized MAGA campaign&#8221; focused on &#8220;restoring&#8221; former President Donald Trump to the White House. Despite Raskin&#8217;s assertion that Durham&#8217;s inquiry is &#8220;closed,&#8221; there is no sign publicly that the prosecutor has completed his probe or given a final report to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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Raskin goes hard on the failed Durham investigation as a clear example of real weaponization of the government <a href="https://t.co/HRVi1WYlfs">pic.twitter.com/HRVi1WYlfs</a>
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/politics/durham-trump-russia-barr.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times article</a> published last month claimed a monthslong review found &#8220;flaws&#8221; in Durham&#8217;s inquiry as well as &#8220;internal dissent and ethical disputes&#8221; that led to resignations by some dissatisfied prosecutors on the team.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barr-slams-new-york-times-reporting-on-durham-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barr condemned the report</a>, saying the New York Times&#8217; reporters &#8220;ignored some fundamental facts as to why some of the information that Durham was seeking was very important information.&#8221; He also said the article missed &#8220;obvious reasons&#8221; for Durham&#8217;s investigation, according to the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-02-01/bill-barr-says-he-didnt-overstep-in-his-involvement-in-the-durham-probe-of-mueller-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Times</a>.
Still, the report by The New York Times gave fuel to Durham&#8217;s detractors in Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-democrats-threaten-hard-look-at-durham-inquiry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened an investigation</a> and House Democrats pressed the Justice Department inspector general to <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/Lieu%20and%20Goldman%20letter%20requesting%20inspector%20general%20investigation%20into%20Barr%20and%20Durham/d1a1af56f980a928/full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">start a review</a> to determine whether Barr or Durham “violated any laws, DOJ rules or practices, or canons of legal ethics.”
One particularly explosive part of the article claimed Durham expanded his inquiry in the fall of 2019 to include a criminal investigation into &#8220;suspicious financial dealings&#8221; tied to Trump in response to a tip from Italian officials. However, the report asserted the details were largely unclear and said this line of inquiry did not result in Durham bringing charges.
In response, Barr insisted the tip &#8220;was not directly about Trump&#8221; and argued it was appropriate to rope it into Durham&#8217;s investigation because “it did have a relationship to the Russiagate stuff. It was not completely separate from it. And it turned out to be a complete non-issue.&#8221;
Seemingly unaware of Barr&#8217;s comments, Raskin said the inquiry into the Italian tip &#8220;mysteriously disappeared without a trace.&#8221; Ultimately, he argued House Republicans want to &#8220;pick up the baton from the defeated and demoralized Durham team and keep the wild goose chase going today.&#8221;

Raskin Calls For ‘Weaponization’ Inquiry Into Durham Probe

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) appears to be at the top of the shortlist for a key spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee.
The leftist firebrand <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/27/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-could-become-number-two-democrat-on-oversight-panel-00079938" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told POLITICO</a> on Friday there have been &#8220;conversations&#8221; about her being picked as vice ranking member, but she stressed &#8220;nothing&#8217;s been finalized.&#8221;
If she were chosen for the No. 2 position, Ocasio-Cortez would become the lieutenant to ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and play a leading role in setting the course for Democrats to counter GOP plans to investigate various aspects of the Biden administration.
Because Raskin is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-rep-jamie-raskin-announces-cancer-diagnosis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">undergoing cancer treatment</a>, his deputy could take on more responsibility, including sitting in for the ranking member for hearings during any absences. However, a Democratic aide insisted to POLITICO that any member can sit in for the ranking member.
“I have the greatest admiration for her skill, and I’m sure we’re going to be able to deploy her to maximum effect on the committee, along with all these other amazing new members,” Raskin said of Ocasio-Cortez, who is in her third term.
Party aides told the news outlet that Democrats on the panel are expected to meet on Monday to hash out their plan for the next two years. The report said the meeting could be used to finalize leadership positions. It also noted how Ocasio-Cortez previously served as Raskin&#8217;s vice chairwoman on the oversight subcommittee on civil rights issues, which fostered a &#8220;close relationship&#8221; that &#8220;fueled some speculation among some Democrats&#8221; about such a dynamic being repeated as Raskin ascended to the top minority party spot on the full committee.
Already there are hearings being scheduled for next week. <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-hearing-on-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-pandemic-recovery-programs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One is set to take place on Wednesday</a> and is titled, “Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.&#8221;
Among the other Democrats <a href="https://twitter.com/maxpcohen/status/1618731849257451522" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked to be on the House Oversight Committee</a> for this nascent session of Congress are Reps. Ro Khanna (CA), Katie Porter (CA), Cori Bush (MO), and Dan Goldman (NY).
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“I’m very excited to welcome these extraordinary new members of our Committee, whose remarkable experiences and gifts will soon be known to the whole country.”
—RM <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRaskin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepRaskin</a> welcoming the newest <a href="https://twitter.com/OversightDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OversightDems</a> 
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&mdash; Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) <a href="https://twitter.com/OversightDems/status/1618741893755719680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Republicans are led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY). Their members will include Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Paul Gosar (AZ), both of whom were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-set-to-make-comeback-with-new-committee-assignments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">selected this month for committee assignments</a> after being removed from their seats in flashes of controversy during the last session of Congress, as well as Lauren Boebert (CO).
In anticipation of fiery confrontations with his Democratic counterparts over the next couple of years, Comer told Axios that the oversight panel is &#8220;<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/25/house-oversight-committee-exciting-comer-members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">probably the most exciting committee</a>&#8221; in congressional history.
Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on Friday that she thinks she is going to &#8220;have a lot of fun on this committee.” Democrats will have the &#8220;opportunity and platform to de-legitimize a lot of the disinformation that they&#8217;ve been advancing,&#8221; she added.

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AOC May Get Key Spot On Oversight Committee: Report

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announced he has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will soon start chemo-immunotherapy.
The 60-year-old congressman, a former constitutional law professor who became a star in the Democratic Party leading the second impeachment effort against former President Donald Trump and working as a member of the January 6 Committee, <a href="https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases?ID=DFBEC38A-AF04-4D40-80BE-1F18B2ABE870" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> about his health on Wednesday, stressing that he expects to keep working even as he receives intensive treatment.
“After several days of tests, I have been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer,&#8221; Raskin said. &#8220;I am about to embark on a course of chemo-immunotherapy on an outpatient basis at Med Star Georgetown University Hospital and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.&#8221;
“I expect to be able to work through this period but have been cautioned by my doctors to reduce unnecessary exposure to avoid COVID-19, the flu and other viruses,&#8221; he added. &#8220;In addition to destroying cancer cells, chemotherapy impairs natural antibodies and undermines the body’s immune system. I am advised that it also causes hair loss and weight gain (although I am still holding out hope for the kind that causes hair gain and weight loss).&#8221;
Raskin, first elected to the House in 2016, represents Maryland&#8217;s 8th Congressional District, which will now only contain Montgomery County after redistricting nixed portions of Frederick and Carrol counties. Just last week, House Democrats <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/22/politics/jamie-raskin-house-oversight-committee/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">picked Raskin to be the ranking member on the Oversight Committee</a>, which next term under the leadership of Republicans is expected to take on investigations into President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
The congressman lost his 25-year-old son, Tommy, to suicide in late 2020, and wrote a memoir about working through the &#8220;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/04/1069793647/rep-jamie-raskin-searches-for-answers-in-unthinkable-journey-of-trauma-and-grief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unthinkable trauma and loss</a>&#8221; that followed Tommy&#8217;s death and the Capitol riot. Raskin is also no stranger to cancer. More than a decade ago, when Raskin was a state senator, <a href="https://raskin.house.gov/2019/4/raskin-recalls-battle-cancer-plea-medicare-all" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he was diagnosed</a> with stage 3 colon cancer, for which he underwent radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery.
This time around, Raskin said, &#8220;With the benefit of early detection and fine doctors, the help of my extraordinary staff, the love of Sarah and our daughters and sons-in-law (actual and to-be) and family and friends, and the support of my beloved constituents and my colleagues in the House, I plan to get through this and, in the meantime, to keep making progress every day in Congress for American democracy.&#8221;
He concluded: &#8220;My love and solidarity go out to other families managing cancer or any other health condition in this holiday season — and all the doctors, nurses and medical personnel who provide us comfort and hope.&#8221;

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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis

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