Rep. Comer Unveils Resolution to Hold FBI Director Wray in Contempt of Congress for Refusing to Hand Over Document Detailing Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is pushing forward with an effort to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for failing to hand over a document detailing unconfirmed allegations of a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.

Comer unveiled a resolution Wednesday to hold Wray in contempt, as well as a 17-page report detailing the committee’s pursuit of the FBI document, known as a FD-1023 form. The document was subpoenaed last month by Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

The FD-1023 form allegedly describes a criminal scheme involving Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions. Comer has said the scheme involved a $5 million payment from a foreign national in exchange for a policy outcome.

The FBI has declined to provide the document, citing Justice Department policy which “strictly limits when and how the FBI can disclose information that is gathered during the course of an investigation.”

The House Oversight Committee is now pushing forward with its contempt resolution against Wray, and is expected to vote on the measure in the coming days. If the resolution passes, it would be the first time in history that a sitting FBI director has been held in contempt of Congress.