Biden Administration Refuses GOP Request for Hunter Biden Records
President Joe Biden’s administration is refusing a request from a top lawmaker for records of Biden family financial activity flagged as suspicious.
An official with the U.S. Department of Treasury told Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) that his request would not be filled because it was not made by a committee.
“The Department responds to requests for BSA information from congressional committees of appropriate jurisdiction in a manner consistent with the statute and its implementing regulations, which mandate protection of highly sensitive reports from the risk of unauthorized use and disclosure,” Jonathan Davidson, the department’s assistant secretary for legislative affairs, said in a Sept. 2 missive.
BSA stands for the Bank Secrecy Act.
Comer, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, has been trying for months to obtain records under the act.
He wrote in May to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, a Biden appointee, requesting copies of all Suspicious Activity Reports for Hunter Biden, the president’s son, and James Biden, the president’s brother, after reports emerged that transactions with which they were involved were flagged through such reports, lodged with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
One report said that more than 150 international transactions tied to either Hunter or James Biden were flagged by U.S. banks.
At the time, the Treasury Department told the Wall Street Journal that the department has made the reports “available for every request we’ve received, regardless of party, and will continue to do so.”
A new protocol for members wanting to view reports was developed after Joe Biden took office in 2021, the department also said.
Comer sent another letter in July, saying Treasury officials in a June 13 phone call told Republicans on the Oversight panel that they would not provide the reports being sought.
“Treasury’s actions call for investigation and raise new questions
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