Senate Republicans demand a special counsel investigate Hunter and Joe Biden’s business dealings

A group of GOP senators is demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint special counsel to investigate “any wrongdoing” by the First Family as details related to an alleged $5 million “arrangement” for an exchange of money for policy decisions between the then Vice President Joe Biden and a foreigner keep popping up.

According to a “highly credible” whistleblower, an internal FD-1023 memo prepared in 2020 from information provided by a highly paid FBI informant apparently describes the alleged bribe.

Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Mike Braun, R-Ind., state in their letter that “the outstanding allegations of possible corruption and misconduct by multiple members of the Biden family are, to say the least, said very worrying.’

“Given these troubling allegations that continue to come to light every day, we urge you to appoint special counsel to investigate any misconduct of President Biden and his family in their business dealings,” the senators continued.

The senators’ demand comes one day after GOP Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa gave a killer speech on the Senate floor, citing what was supposedly redacted in the FBI’s FD-1023 file on the alleged payment.

Grassley said the director of Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings Limited kept 17 audio recordings of telephone conversations as an “insurance policy” — specifically 15 with Hunter and two with Joe.

He claims they were kept as an ‘insurance policy’ in case the stranger was in a ‘tramp’.

The form also indicates that then-Vice President Joe Biden may have been involved with Burisma — which employed Hunter Biden at the time, Grassley continued.

DOJ confirmed to DailyMail.com that it received the letter from Republicans, but a spokesperson declined to comment further.

A well-known source confirmed to DailyMail.com that the director of Burisma called Joe Biden the “Big Guy” according to the 1023 form.

Grassley also berated the FBI for finally agreeing to show lawmakers a redacted version of the FD-1023 form “on the same day” that the Justice Department announced a 37-count indictment against former President Donald Trump for alleged wrongdoing. treatment of secret documents.

Trump was arraigned in Miami on Tuesday and pleaded “not guilty” on all 37 counts.

“Two standards of law in this country will turn our constitutional republic upside down,” Grassley said Monday in the Senate.

“Thanks to the political infection within the Biden Justice Department and the FBI, we are well on our way to making that happen.”

On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz questioned FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate about the FD-1023 form.

Abbate told the Texas senator he would not comment on the form or its contents.

“I’m just not going to comment on information we’ve received for investigations or other matters.”

Cruz returned fire, accusing Abbate and the FBI in general of ‘obstructing and covering up’ serious allegations of evidence of corruption of the President.”

After a lengthy back-and-forth between the FBI and congressional Republicans, including a threat to hold the director in contempt for Congress, Wray finally allowed the form to be viewed by lawmakers in a safe environment last week.

After reviewing the document last week, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters that the allegations in the form “suggest a pattern of bribery” consistent with findings the committee has made public. has made.

It’s been called “money laundering,” he said, saying it fits the pattern of more than $1 million in Romanian payments to the Biden family revealed last month.

Grassley, however, denounced the FBI for the “disrespect” shown by Congress in the way the document was allowed to be read.

“The FBI has had Congress review a redacted unclassified document in a classified facility,” the senator criticized.

“Based on the facts known to Congress and the public, it is clear that the Justice Department and the FBI will use all resources to investigate candidate Trump, President Trump and former President Trump,” the senator said.

He went on to say that the agencies have not had the same laser focus on the Biden family.

Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., writes in the letter that “the outstanding allegations of possible corruption and misconduct by multiple members of the Biden family are deeply concerning, to say the least.”

Grassley said Burisma’s director has 15 recordings of phone conversations with Hunter and two with Joe

Republicans are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint special counsel to investigate “any wrongdoing” by the First Family

Grassley added that he wants everyone to remember that he read the full unredacted version of the form and that he will continue to push the FBI for transparency with the American people.

The “confidential human source” behind the allegations in the form is a “trusted, highly credible informant” who has been used by the FBI for more than 10 years and has been charged more than six figures, the Republicans said.

In addition, the FBI file is currently being used in an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Delaware Department of Justice into Hunter Biden’s finances.

Republicans have also told DailyMail.com that the Biden whistleblower in the alleged bribery scheme now fears “that someone could kill them if someone finds out who they are” because he exposed potentially damaging information about Joe Biden when he was vice president. was president.

The FBI confirmed to DailyMail.com last week that it would allow lawmakers to see the document.

“The FBI has consistently demonstrated its commitment to working with the committee to meet its request, from scheduling briefings and phone calls to allowing the chairperson to personally review information. The FBI remains committed to cooperating with the Committee in good faith.”

In early May, Republicans led by Comer and Grassley released a report addressing more than $10 million received by Biden family members from foreign actors, including previously undisclosed $1 million in Romania-linked payments, and a “web” of 20 companies founded while President Joe Biden was Vice President and committed to fighting corruption abroad.

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Biden family associate and Hunter Biden’s business partner, Devon Archer, on Monday night.

Comer wrote that Archer’s testimony is “critical” to the Republicans’ investigation, based on his deep ties to international deals with Biden family businesses – including in Ukraine.

He must appear on Friday 16 June for a statement.

Comer also confirmed that at least three additional FD-1023 forms exist for Wray’s committee leadership to review in the coming days.