House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has announced that he will cancel the contempt of Congress hearing after FBI Director Wray conceded to the committee’s demands.
“After weeks of refusing to even admit the FD-1023 record exists, the FBI has caved and is now allowing all members of the Oversight and Accountability Committee to review this unclassified record that memorializes a confidential human source’s conversations with a foreign national who claimed to have bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden,” Comer said in a statement.
“Americans have lost trust in the FBI’s ability to enforce the law impartially and demand answers, transparency, and accountability. Allowing all Oversight Committee members to review this record is an important step toward conducting oversight of the FBI and holding it accountable to the American people,” Comer added.
BREAKING: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says next week, House Oversight Chairman James Comer will get to review two more FD-1023 forms referenced by the document the Committee reviewed today and that tomorrow, more bank records will be subpoenaed. pic.twitter.com/zGupnv3r5B
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) June 9, 2023
A statement from the FBI said that they “demonstrated” a commitment to accommodate the Oversight Committee’s requesting while at the same time taking precautions “often employed in response to congressional requests and in court proceedings to protect important concerns, such as the physical safety of sources and the integrity of investigations.”
Or they stalled and stalled and stalled until they were ready to announce the indictment of former President Trump.
The White House is defiant.
“This silly charade by Chairman Comer is yet another reminder that his so-called ‘investigations’ are political stunts not meant to get information but to spread thin innuendo and falsehoods to attack the President,” White House spokesperson Ian Sams said.
What’s happening to Trump is precedent setting for the rest of us
Full-blown weaponization of the “justice” system against ideological dissidents and the American people
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) June 9, 2023
