#FBI’s Wray faces contempt vote: How did we get here?

#FBI’s Wray faces contempt vote: How did we get here?

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is leading the charge to bring contempt of Congress proceedings against FBI Director Christopher Wray, a history-making motion that would cap his efforts to force the agency to turn over a document detailing an unverified tip. Comer claims the document contains allegations then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe, an…

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#McCarthy says he’ll move contempt charges against FBI director if subpoena deadline is missed

#McCarthy says he’ll move contempt charges against FBI director if subpoena deadline is missed

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday warned he would move contempt charges against FBI Director Christopher Wray if he does not produce a subpoenaed document by that day’s deadline.  House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena earlier this month to compel Wray to produce any FD-1023 forms — records of interactions with confidential…

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#Republicans subpoena FBI for document alleging unspecified ‘criminal scheme’ involving Biden 

#Republicans subpoena FBI for document alleging unspecified ‘criminal scheme’ involving Biden 

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) are demanding a document from the FBI they say outlines an unverified and unspecified “alleged criminal scheme” involving a foreign national and President Biden when he was vice president. Comer on Wednesday subpoenaed the FBI for the document, marking an escalation in Republicans’ investigation…

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#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

House Democrats sought to undercut a brewing Oversight Committee investigation into the discovery of records from President Biden’s tenure as vice president, releasing partial transcripts indicating his assistant was unaware there were classified records in the boxes sent to a center bearing his name. A memo from the panel’s Democrats indicates Biden’s former secretary, Kathy Chung,…

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#House Oversight Democrats say Chairman Comer held back evidence, misled on witnesses

#House Oversight Democrats say Chairman Comer held back evidence, misled on witnesses

House Oversight Democrats on Thursday accused Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) of withholding evidence or misleading the public about the witnesses Republicans have spoken with in their investigation into President Biden’s family. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said in a letter to Comer that he was troubled by the chairman’s recent claims that Republicans had spoken…

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#Hunter Biden probes put GOP under some pressure

#Hunter Biden probes put GOP under some pressure

House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said recently that his committee’s investigations into Hunter Biden and his business transactions are just “beginning” as he seeks to create a headache for the White House as President Biden prepares to launch his reelection campaign. Comer and his committee are trying to unveil whether Biden’s son’s business dealings abroad…

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