Posted on 06/12/2023 3:41:44 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
Last week, I came to the Senate Floor to give a speech about the Biden Justice Department and FBI playing games with the American people by hiding the FBI-generated 1023 document from Congress.
Director Wray was going to be held in contempt for refusing to produce the 1023 that I told Chairman Comer about. Then, instead of contempt, the FBI committed to showing the 1023 and related documents to Congress.
So, the FBI showed but didn’t provide possession of that 1023 to the House Oversight Committee last week.
As the public knows that 1023 involves an alleged bribery scheme between then-Vice President Biden, Hunter Biden and a foreign national. The same allegations that Chairman Comer and I made public on May 3 of this year.
And on the same day that the FBI provided a redacted version of the 1023 to the House Oversight Committee, the Justice Department announced that former President Trump had been indicted and charged with 37 crimes relating to his alleged mishandling of classified records.
Attorney General Garland signed off on prosecuting Trump for conduct similar to what Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton engaged in. Two standards of justice in this country will turn our constitutional Republic upside down. Thanks to the political infection within the Biden Justice Department and FBI, we’re well along the road for that to happen.
This senator will do all that he can to fight that political infection. And you fight it by bringing transparency to what the government does. The public’s business ought to be public. Transparency brings accountability.
With respect to the 1023 shown to that House Committee, from what I’ve been told by folks who’ve reviewed it, it’s filled with redactions. So, Director Wray placed redactions on a document that’s already unclassified.
More than that, the FBI made Congress review a redacted unclassified document in a classified facility. That goes to show you the disrespect the FBI has for Congress. On a previous time on the Senate Floor, I asked my fellow senators what’s so unusual about an unclassified document being given to the public, when on May 18 of this year, there was leaked to the New York Times a classified document and even the name of a confidential human source. So, we’re kind of in a strange situation here. A classified document can be leaked to the New York Times, but an unclassified document can’t be made public to 300 million Americans.
Accordingly, Congress still lacks a full and complete picture with respect to what that document really says. That’s why it’s important that the document be made public without unnecessary redactions for the American people to see.
Let me assist for purposes of transparency.
The 1023 produced to that House Committee redacted reference that the foreign national who allegedly bribed Joe and Hunter Biden allegedly has audio recordings of his conversations with them. Seventeen total recordings.
According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses fifteen audio recordings of phone calls between him and Hunter Biden. According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses two audio recordings of phone calls between him and then-Vice President Joe Biden. These recordings were allegedly kept as a sort of insurance policy for the foreign national in case he got into a tight spot. The 1023 also indicates that then-Vice President Joe Biden may have been involved in Burisma employing Hunter Biden.
So, as I’ve repeatedly asked since going public with the existence of the 1023, what, if anything, has the Justice Department and FBI done to investigate?
The Justice Department and FBI must show their work. They no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt. It’s clear that the Justice Department and FBI will use every resource to investigate candidate Trump, President Trump and former President Trump.
Based on the facts known to Congress and the public, it’s clear that the Justice Department and FBI will use every resource to investigate candidate Trump, President Trump and former President Trump. Based on the facts known to Congress and the public, it’s clear that the Justice Department and FBI haven’t nearly had the same laser focus on the Biden family.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has used a recording against former President Trump. Well, what’s U.S. Attorney Weiss doing with respect to these alleged Joe and Hunter Biden recordings that are apparently relevant to a high-stakes bribery scheme?
Getting a full and complete 1023 is critical for the American people to know and understand the true nature of the document and to hold the Justice Department and FBI accountable.
It’s also important for asserting constitutional congressional oversight powers against an out-of-control Executive Branch drunk with political infection. Remember, Congress has received 1023’s in the past and they’ve been made public. So asking for this 1023 to be turned over to the American people to read is not unusual.
Congress owes it to the American people and the brave and heroic whistleblowers to continue to fight for transparency in this matter and make this document public without unnecessary redactions.
I want everyone to remember, that I have read the unredacted version.
No mention of who is actually in possession of these Biden tapes.
Hopefully, either Grassley or Comer have a copy of the tapes.
Otherwise, Hillary will be called into action to destroy the evidence.
Charge the FBI with obstruction.
Grassley has historically been weak at times in his tenure but I do believe he is a straight shooter and when he gets his teeth into something, he can be formidable.
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Grassley and Graham had this evidence since 2018. They handed it over to Barr, rather than Investigate.
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Its a start.
I said on another thread this is just to cover up things. Now it is an active investigation so nothing can be released. Everything will have to be redacted due to sources and methods.
There are many trees and lampposts aching to be filled.
Yep, the more information that comes out, the more things are covered up. Makes sense. /sarc
I trust that the Senator has adequate private security!
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We’ve heard an Audio recording that’s been out for years.
Joe Biden tells the Ukrainian President they can’t come back for more money after the $1 Billion, or Trump will look into and figure things out.
100% Joe Biden conspiring to Cover up - and it’s recorded.
Ha, ha, ha, old man Grassley has the unredacted version and he knows what has scared the hell out of the Department of Injustice. It is the real-time audio voice recordings of committing bribery/treason. Now why would the ‘premier law enforcement agency’ not want Grassley to know of the existence of the incriminating recordings? Wray is an overcooked, burnt-to-a-crisp goose. Do you realize that Article I, section 2, clause 5 specifically names bribery as an impeachable offense? There’s no guessing as to what high crimes and misdemeanors mean, bribery is spelled out right there in black and white.
Yo Chuck...dude the FBI isn’t going to leave anything in there! You know that.
So why didn’t pussy Republicans hold Wray in contempt of Congress? Republicans have no idea how to fight for the American people.
According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses two audio recordings of phone calls between him and then-Vice President Joe Biden.
The 1023 also indicates that then-Vice President Joe Biden may have been involved in Burisma employing Hunter Biden.
Joe "Big Guy" Biden used his VP influence to set-up his son Hunter on the Burisma board-- a lucrative non-job with Joe getting that juicy "10% for the Big Guy" described by Hunter himself.
Prima facie evidence of criminal action. Senator Grassley should throw his weight behind the current Article of Impeachment.
He’s doing the deep state’s drop, drip, drip inoculation work for it!
So if Grassley is so great, when did he find out about this and why did he hold onto it ?
What’s the procedure for forcing all these top-echelon MFs to recuse themselves?
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