THE PEE TAPE VS. THE BRIBE TAPE. Yesterday’s newsletter discussed the growing frustration among Capitol Hill Republicans about the FBI’s apparent reluctance to investigate an allegation, from a trusted bureau confidential source, that Joe Biden accepted a multimillion-dollar bribe when he was vice president.
GOP lawmakers are not vouching for the allegation’s accuracy. They’re not saying it’s true. Instead, they’re saying it is a serious charge and that it should be seriously investigated. They believe the FBI has suppressed, rather than investigated, the matter, and they are growing impatient with what they see as disparate treatment by the FBI in this case versus a sensational allegation against former President Donald Trump back in 2016-2017. Call it the pee tape vs. the bribe tape.
Start with the bribe tape. The allegation against Biden is contained in an FBI document known as an FD-1023. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has seen the document in its complete, unredacted form, as given to Grassley by an anonymous whistleblower. In light of that, Grassley and Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that the FBI show the document to Congress.
Start with the bribe tape. The allegation against Biden is contained in an FBI document known as an FD-1023. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has seen the document in its complete, unredacted form, as given to Grassley by an anonymous whistleblower. In light of that, Grassley and Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that the FBI show the document to Congress.