🤙👮‍♂️🔒 Da GOP Boys Getting Lolo With Da F.B.I., Plan fo’ Throw Contempt Da Kine At Top Boss

Da Republican ohana at da House side getting all habut this week, dey planning fo’ throw some serious stink eye at da big kahuna of da F.B.I., dat’s Director Christopher A. Wray, bro. Dey turning up da heat on top da federal law enforcement guys, trying fo’ score some kinda proof dat President Biden wen do something bumbye. 🔥🔍🏛️

James R. Comer, da Kentucky Republican, da big boss of da Oversight Committee, wen make da announcement aftah he call F.B.I. officials to da Capitol Hill for one kine talk story behind closed doors on top one paper dat get one not yet sure bribery kine talk against Mr. Biden from wen he was vice president. Da Trump Justice Department wen try fo’ check out da talk story, which had something fo’ do with his son Hunter Biden’s business in Ukraine, but da prosecutors no could make da claims for real, according to two people who know about da stuff. 🤷‍♂️💼🌍

Still yet, Mr. Comer, who been saying he checking out if Mr. Biden wen use his office fo’ score cash, keep hinting dat get more to it; dis Monday, he wen go say dat da bribery kine talk “neva been shown fo’ be wrong.” 💰🤔

On top da chairman’s orders, Mr. Wray’s crew wen bring da document to one safe kine place at da Capitol on Monday and wen give Mr. Comer and Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, da committee’s main Democrat, one kine update on it fo’ about 90 minutes. But aftah, Mr. Comer wen go grumble dat da agency, with worry about protecting da identity of da person who wen give da info, said no can let other members of da committee check out da paper. 📝🔐

“Now we going start up contempt of Congress hearings dis Thursday,” Mr. Comer wen tell da reporters on Capitol Hill, he wen add, “Da ball is in da F.B.I.’s court.” 🎾⚖️

Da bringing up of da not yet sure talk against Mr. Biden is da latest move by da Republicans fo’ shake da trust in da F.B.I., which dey been trying fo’ make look bad aftah da bureau and da Justice Department started investigations into President Donald J. Trump’s part in trying fo’ flip da 2020 election and his handling of secret documents aftah he wen leave da White House. 🔄🗳️🕵️‍♀️

Da Republicans been relying on former F.B.I. agents — some of dem even been buying into da Jan. 6 conspiracy theories and even took money from one friend of Trump — fo’ provide information against da bureau. 💵🕵️‍♂️

Mr. Raskin wen go say dat da document dat Mr. Comer wanted, and Mr. Wray wen give, had one kine talk from an informant who was repeating one conversation with somebody else, which da informant no could back up. He wen say da Justice Department when William P. Barr was da Attorney General “no find any reason fo’ make it bigger from an assessment to a so-called preliminary investigation.” 🧐🗣️

“What we talking about is secondhand hearsay,” Mr. Raskin wen say, adding, “Dat confidential human source wen say dat he no have any way of knowing about da underlying truth of da things dat he was being told.” 🙉

Highlighting da document is Mr. Comer’s most recent try fo’ keep da public attention on top Hunter Biden’s business activities, which da Republicans been making da center of their investigations fo’ plenty years. 👀💰

Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, wen say last week on Fox News, “We not interested in if da allegations against Vice President Biden are true or not. We’re responsible fo’ making sure da F.B.I. does its job.” 🎥🗣️

Da Republicans been saying fo’ long time dat Hunter Biden wen use his seat on da board of da Ukrainian energy company Burisma — where he was paid big money — fo’ influence his dad. One guy who been working for da State Department even wen bring up concerns with one top White House guy in 2015 about da situation. 💺⚡💰

Da focus on Hunter Biden from da right wen reach one high point in 2020, aftah Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani started spreading around stuffs about da younger Mr. Biden, including photos and documents from one laptop he left behind at one Delaware repair shop. 💻🛠️📸

In 2020, Mr. Barr asked da top federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh, Scott W. Brady, fo’ check out any information Mr. Giuliani had on da Biden family and send anything that might be useful for other prosecutors to dem. 🧾📨

One person who know about da material and wen ask to stay anonymous fo’ talk about it wen say some of it was junk that was not believable. The bribery allegation against Mr. Biden was never raised to a preliminary investigation, according to people familiar with da inquiry, but Mr. Brady did send some info from his work to other prosecutors. 📤👥

Richard P. Donoghue, den one top guy in da Trump Justice Department, wen agree with Mr. Brady dat da matter no need fo’ be investigated more, according to one of da people who know about da stuff. 👍🏽👥

Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York and a member of da Oversight Committee who checked out allegations against Mr. Biden and Burisma as part of a House impeachment team in 2019, wen say da Republican talk story wen fall flat because Mr. Biden tried fo’ crack down on corruption in Ukraine, not make it worse. 🕵️‍♂️👮‍♂️

“The facts are actually directly against any of da Republican allegations,” Mr. Goldman wen say. 📊👎🏽

Aftah da update Monday, Mr. Comer claimed da informant’s allegation “is currently being used in an ongoing investigation,” but Mr. Raskin called Mr. Comer “recycling old and debunked Burisma conspiracy theories long peddled by Rudy Giuliani.” 🔄🚮

Da F.B.I. wen go out of their way to make da documents available to lawmakers, first inviting them to bureau headquarters and then bringing da stuffs to da Capitol to work with their schedules. 📂🚶‍♂️

“The F.B.I. has always shown its commitment to work with da committee’s request, including by bringing the document in a reading room at the U.S. Capitol,” the bureau wen say in one statement on Monday. “The escalation to a contempt vote under these circumstances is uncalled for.” 🏛️📃🗣️

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🤙👮‍♂️🔒 The GOP Boys are getting Loony with the F.B.I., Planning to Throw Contempt at the Top Boss

The Republican faction in the House is getting all upset this week, they’re planning to glare menacingly at the F.B.I.’s big boss, that’s Director Christopher A. Wray. They’re cranking up the heat on the federal law enforcement guys, trying to dig up some sort of evidence that President Biden did something in the past. 🔥🔍🏛️

James R. Comer, the Kentucky Republican and head of the Oversight Committee, made the announcement after he called F.B.I. officials to Capitol Hill for a private conversation about a document that includes a yet-to-be-confirmed bribery allegation against Mr. Biden from when he was vice president. The Trump Justice Department attempted to investigate the allegation, which is linked to his son Hunter Biden’s business in Ukraine, but the prosecutors couldn’t substantiate the claims, according to two people who are familiar with the matter. 🤷‍♂️💼🌍

Nevertheless, Mr. Comer, who has been suggesting he’s investigating if Mr. Biden used his office for personal gain, keeps implying there’s more to it; this Monday, he asserted that the bribery allegation “has never been proven to be false.” 💰🤔

At the chairman’s request, Mr. Wray’s team brought the document to a secure location at the Capitol on Monday and gave Mr. Comer and Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the committee’s leading Democrat, an update on it for about 90 minutes. But afterward, Mr. Comer grumbled that the agency, concerned about protecting the identity of the informant, wouldn’t allow other members of the committee to review the document. 📝🔐

“Now we’re going to start contempt of Congress hearings this Thursday,” Mr. Comer told the reporters on Capitol Hill, adding, “The ball is in the F.B.I.’s court.” 🎾⚖️

The raising of the unconfirmed allegation against Mr. Biden is the latest move by the Republicans to undermine trust in the F.B.I., which they’ve been trying to discredit since the bureau and the Justice Department started investigations into President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of confidential documents after he left the White House. 🔄🗳️🕵️‍♀️

The Republicans have been relying on former F.B.I. agents — some of whom have bought into the Jan. 6 conspiracy theories and even accepted money from a Trump ally — to provide information against the bureau. 💵🕵️‍♂️

Mr. Raskin pointed out that the document that Mr. Comer wanted, and Mr. Wray provided, contains an account from an informant who was repeating a conversation with somebody else, which the informant couldn’t corroborate. He stated that the Justice Department under Attorney General William P. Barr “found no reason to upgrade it from an assessment to a so-called preliminary investigation.” 🧐🗣️

“What we’re talking about is secondhand hearsay,” Mr. Raskin stated, adding, “That confidential human source stated that he had no way of knowing the underlying truth of the things that he was being told.” 🙉

Highlighting the document is Mr. Comer’s most recent attempt to keep public attention on Hunter Biden’s business activities, which the Republicans have made the focus of their investigations for many years. 👀💰

Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, said last week on Fox News, “We’re not interested in whether the allegations against Vice President Biden are true or not. We’re responsible for ensuring the F.B.I. does its job.” 🎥🗣️

For a long time, the Republicans have claimed that Hunter Biden used his position on the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma — where he was paid a significant sum — to influence his father. An individual working for the State Department even raised concerns with a senior White House official in 2015 about the situation. 💺⚡💰

The focus on Hunter Biden from the right peaked in 2020, after Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani began circulating information about the younger Mr. Biden, including photos and documents from a laptop he left at a Delaware repair shop. 💻🛠️📸

In 2020, Mr. Barr asked the top federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh, Scott W. Brady, to review any information Mr. Giuliani had on the Biden family and forward anything that might be useful to other prosecutors. 🧾📨

An individual familiar with the material and who requested anonymity to discuss it said some of it was junk that was not credible. The bribery allegation against Mr. Biden was never escalated to a preliminary investigation, according to people familiar with the inquiry, but Mr. Brady did send some information from his review to other prosecutors. 📤👥

Richard P. Donoghue, then a senior official in the Trump Justice Department, agreed with Mr. Brady that the matter didn’t require further investigation, according to one of the people who are familiar with the situation. 👍🏽👥

Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York and a member of the Oversight Committee who examined allegations against Mr. Biden and Burisma as part of a House impeachment team in 2019, stated that the Republican narrative fell flat because Mr. Biden tried to fight corruption in Ukraine, not exacerbate it. 🕵️‍♂️👮‍♂️

“The facts are actually directly against any of the Republican allegations,” Mr. Goldman stated. 📊👎🏽

After the update on Monday, Mr. Comer claimed the informant’s allegation “is currently being used in an ongoing investigation,” but Mr. Raskin labeled Mr. Comer as “recycling old and debunked Burisma conspiracy theories long peddled by Rudy Giuliani.” 🔄🚮

The F.B.I. went out of their way to make the documents available to lawmakers, first inviting them to bureau headquarters and then bringing the materials to the Capitol to accommodate their schedules. 📂🚶‍♂️

“The F.B.I. has always shown its commitment to comply with the committee’s request, including by bringing the document to a reading room at the U.S. Capitol,” the bureau stated on Monday. “The escalation to a contempt vote under these circumstances is uncalled for.” 🏛️📃🗣️