FBI Director Christopher Wray’s refusal to hand over an unclassified FBI form allegedly detailing a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden could be enough for House lawmakers to seek his impeachment, according to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed Wray on May 3, demanding access to an FBI-generated FD-1023 form he says details an exchange of money between Biden and a foreign national during the Obama administration who may have influenced U.S. policy decisions. Wray has yet to fulfill the request, prompting Comer to threaten holding the agency director in contempt of Congress if he does not comply.
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“That being an unclassified form, he should easily be able to hand it over. But the fact that he hasn't handed it over is showing that he's hiding Joe Biden,” Greene told the Washington Examiner. “We know that it has information of a foreign national paying then-Vice President Joe Biden in order for him to make certain policy decisions, and that's a pay-to-play scheme — highly illegal. It's an impeachable offense — not just impeachable, he can be prosecuted for that.”
Greene introduced articles of impeachment against Wray last week, accusing the FBI director of intimidating those who are “deemed enemies of the Biden regime” and politicizing the agency to target conservatives. The Georgia Republican also accused Wray of shielding Biden and his son Hunter from criminal investigations, citing the FD-1023 form as evidence.
The FBI responded to the subpoena on May 10 by sending the committee a letter with background information and “programmatic issues related to confidential human source reporting,” according to Comer. However, the agency failed to provide access to the FD-1023 form.
Comer announced on Wednesday that he would seek to hold Wray in criminal contempt, a move he previously hesitated to take but now says is necessary.
“It shouldn’t have taken the threat of holding FBI Director Wray in contempt for him to finally agree to a phone call that Chairman Comer and Sen. Grassley requested over a week ago,” a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee told the Washington Examiner. “The FBI must produce the unclassified record by May 30 or the Oversight Committee will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings. The subpoenaed record is already two weeks past due.”
Holding Wray in contempt would likely boost enthusiasm among House Republicans to impeach the agency director, which hasn’t seen much movement in recent days, according to Greene. Although she’s had conversations with members who would be interested, Greene said, she lacks a sufficient number of co-sponsors to bring it before the full House.
Should a motion be brought to the floor, Democrats are unlikely to support the motion — meaning Greene can only afford to lose four Republican votes in order to get it passed.
“I don't expect the Democrats, even the moderate ones, to support anything,” Greene said. “They're all in for protecting the Bidens, hiding the Biden family crimes, denying they exist when, in fact, we know they exist.”
Democrats denounced Comer’s decision shortly after it was announced, accusing Republicans of using the subpoena as “political theater” to boost former President Donald Trump.
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“Chairman Comer demanded the production of a single document containing unverified information that he has already reviewed,” House Oversight Democrats said in a statement. “This shows, once again, that Chairman Comer’s actions are nothing more than political theater aimed at propping up Donald Trump’s polling numbers.”
Comer and Wray are scheduled to speak on Wednesday to discuss further steps, a spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner — one day after Wray must submit the document or be held in contempt.