McCarthy may charge FBI Director with contempt.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is not backing down in his pursuit of the truth. He has threatened to advance contempt of Congress charges against FBI Director Christopher Wray if he fails to hand over a document alleging a criminal scheme involving President Joe Biden by May 30.

“Let me tell Director Christopher Wray right here, right now: If he misses the deadline today, I’m prepared to move contempt charges in Congress against him.”

The allegations stem from a May 3 letter by House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), which revealed that the FBI possessed an unclassified record that “describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-vice president Joe Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”

Despite repeated requests, the FBI has refused to hand over the document, leading McCarthy to suggest that the agency views itself as above Congress.

Lack of Respect for Congress

“Comer subpoenaed the document,” McCarthy said. “We have jurisdiction over the FBI, which they seem to act like we do not.”

He echoed earlier comments by Comer, who said, “They [the FBI] don’t respect anyone in Congress.”

“If he does not follow through with the law, we will advance contempt charges against Christopher Wray and the FBI. They are not above the law.”

Democrats have dismissed Comer’s inquiry as partisan, but Republicans have long sought to learn more about possible ethical concerns in the Bidens’ business dealings.

The Bidens’ Business Dealings

In January 2023, Comer sent a request for information related to art sales made by Hunter Biden. Just weeks before the 2020 election, the New York Post published a report documenting findings from Hunter Biden’s laptop, which had reportedly been forgotten at a computer repair shop.

Among other findings, emails on the laptop revealed that while he was still the vice president, Joe Biden had been introduced to a top executive at the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma.

In December 2015, Joe Biden candidly admitted to the Council on Foreign Relations in 2018 that he threatened to withhold a $1 billion loan guarantee from Ukraine if a prosecutor looking into Burisma was not removed from his post. This threat came about eight months after Pozharskyi allegedly met the elder Biden.

“If Wray fails to hand over the document, and McCarthy moves forward with contempt of Congress charges, it will be up to Attorney General Merrick Garland to choose whether to pursue a criminal investigation into the matter.”

Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.