House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said Congress would go forward with contempt measures against FBI Director Christopher A. Wray if he failed to turn over a document that links President Biden to an alleged $5 million foreign bribery scheme when he was vice president.
The California Republican said that if Mr. Wray did not “follow through” and hand over the document Tuesday, “We will move contempt charges against Christopher Wray and the FBI. They are not above the law.”
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, gave Mr. Wray a deadline of May 30 to turn over an internal unclassified FD-1023 form that reportedly details an arrangement for an exchange of money for policy decisions.“We have jurisdiction over the FBI, which they seem to act like we do not. I personally called Director Wray and told him he needed to send that document. Today is the deadline,” said Mr. McCarthy during an appearance on Fox News Tuesday morning.
Mr. Comer and Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, are expected to speak to the FBI director by phone Wednesday. The FBI cited concerns about informant confidentiality with regard to the document and said its information has not been verified.
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