Republicans on Capitol Hill threatened FBI Director Christopher Wray with contempt charges Wednesday after agency leadership refused to comply with lawmakers’ requests for records in accordance with standard congressional oversight.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky subpoenaed the FBI earlier this month, demanding a document related to President Joe Biden’s time as vice president. The lawmakers claim this document implicates Biden in a criminal scheme involving a “foreign national.”
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“We believe the FBI possesses an unclassified internal document that includes very serious and detailed allegations implicating the current President of the United States,” Grassley wrote. “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.”
The FBI, however, dismissed lawmakers’ demands. Comer launched proceedings on Tuesday to hold the FBI director in contempt.
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Today, the FBI informed @GOPoversight that it will not provide the unclassified documents subpoenaed by the Committee.
The Committee will now be taking steps to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a lawful subpoena.
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— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) May 30, 2023
On Wednesday, Grassley and Comer released statements following their discussion with the FBI director.
“While the FBI has apparently leaked classified information to the news media in recent weeks, jeopardizing its own human sources, it
