{"id":1919597,"date":"2023-04-26T20:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-grassley-fbi-falsely-labeled-damning-evidence-russian-disinfo-to-protect-bidens\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T20:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:33:55","slug":"senator-grassley-fbi-falsely-labeled-damning-evidence-russian-disinfo-to-protect-bidens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-grassley-fbi-falsely-labeled-damning-evidence-russian-disinfo-to-protect-bidens\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Grassley: FBI Falsely Labeled Damning Evidence &#8220;Russian Disinfo&#8221; to Protect Bidens"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-grassley-fbi-falsely-labeled-damning-evidence-russian-disinfo-to-protect-bidens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1919597&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - 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Grassley had previously discussed the allegations, but this confirmation adds weight to the claims. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senator Chuck Grassley has criticized Democrats for ignoring the weaponization of the FBI and pushing to defund the police while violence against law enforcement officers is on the rise. Grassley also called out Democrats for offering a political resolution that ignored the FBI&#8217;s abuses. Grassley revealed that the FBI falsely labeled evidence of potential criminal conduct by members of the Biden family as Russian disinformation to bury it. Grassley&#8217;s staff independently reviewed records that support the whistleblower allegations. Grassley&#8217;s comments come six months after he revealed that the FBI had possession of documents relating to information on Mykola Zlochevsky, the owner of Burisma, and his business and financial associations with Hunter Biden. Grassley&#8217;s revelations highlight the corruption within the FBI and the need for accountability.<\/p>\n<h2>Whistleblower Claims FBI Buried Evidence Derogatory to Biden Family<\/h2>\n<p>A whistleblower has claimed that the FBI buried evidence derogatory to the Biden family by framing it as Russian disinformation. Senator Chuck Grassley requested all records from the DOJ and FBI that reference Mykola Zlochevsky, Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Joe Biden. Grassley&#8217;s letter sought several forms, including FD-209a, FD-794b, FD-1023, and FD-1040a, which suggest that the FBI had a source that provided information on the Burisma owner and the Biden family. The documents in the FBI&#8217;s possession include specific details with respect to conversations by non-government individuals relevant to potential criminal conduct by Hunter Biden. These documents also indicate that Joe Biden was aware of Hunter Biden&#8217;s business arrangements and may have been involved in some of them.<\/p>\n<h3>Did the FBI Follow Normal Investigative Procedure?<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Grassley expressed concern over whether Weiss had independently evaluated the evidence and whether the FBI followed normal investigative procedure to determine the truth and accuracy of the information or shut down investigative activity based on improper disinformation claims in advance of the 2020 election. While it is unclear whether the DOJ and FBI provided the documents, Grassley&#8217;s floor statement on Tuesday shows his office had access to records corroborating the whistleblower claims.<\/p>\n<h3>Request for Records<\/h3>\n<p>Grassley concluded his October 2022 letter by requesting all records from Jan. 1, 2014, forward that reference Mykola Zlochevsky, Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Joe Biden. Grassley explicitly highlighted several forms, including FD-209a, FD-794b, FD-1023, and FD-1040a, which are used to record an &#8220;asset contract,&#8221; request a payment, report a source, and close a source, respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Access to Records<\/h3>\n<p>This latest revelation follows last week&#8217;s news that Grassley&#8217;s office had access to records corroborating the whistleblower claims that the FBI buried evidence derogatory to the Biden family by framing it as Russian disinformation. While it is unclear whether the DOJ and FBI provided the documents, Grassley&#8217;s floor statement on Tuesday shows his office had access to records corroborating the whistleblower claims.<\/p>\n<h2>Is the FBI Giving Hunter Biden a &#8220;Get Out of Jail Free Card&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p>An IRS whistleblower has claimed that the FBI headquarters interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden, and two Biden-appointed U.S. attorneys declined to file tax charges against the president&#8217;s son, against the recommendation of career prosecutors. Despite this, Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray have remained silent. If it weren&#8217;t for Senator Chuck Grassley&#8217;s efforts to expose the scandal, Americans would know little about the FBI&#8217;s political favoritism towards Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>But now that evidence, including a confidential human source, was buried under the guise of Russian disinformation, will anything change? Unfortunately, the last seven years suggest not, despite Grassley&#8217;s tireless efforts to uncover the truth.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">Margot Cleveland is The Federalist&#8217;s senior legal correspondent. She is also a contributor to National Review Online, the Washington Examiner, Aleteia, and Townhall.com, and has been published in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize\u2014the law school\u2019s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Cleveland is a former full-time university faculty member and now teaches as an adjunct from time to time. As a stay-at-home homeschooling mom of a young son with cystic fibrosis, Cleveland frequently writes on cultural issues related to parenting and special-needs children. Cleveland is on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland. The views expressed here are those of Cleveland in her private capacity.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<h3>Tags:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/biden-family\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Biden family<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Christopher Wray<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Chuck Grassley<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/corruption\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Corruption<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Department of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">FBI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>as &#8216;Russian disinformation,&#8217;\u201d Grassley declared in a fiery speech on the Senate floor. He revealed that an independent review of the records supported the whistleblower allegations that the FBI had wrongly labeled evidence of potential criminal conduct by members of the Biden family. Grassley criticized Democrats for ignoring the weaponization of the FBI and offering a political resolution that failed to address the issue. He also called out the DOJ and FBI for their many abuses. Grassley stressed that protected whistleblower disclosures had made it clear that the FBI possessed significant evidence of potential criminal conduct by members of the Biden family. If you think the FBI deserves the benefit of the doubt, think again. Check out this laundry list of corruption in our article.Senator Grassley has accused the FBI of burying evidence that could be damaging to the Biden family by labeling it as Russian disinformation. Grassley&#8217;s staff reviewed records that support the whistleblower allegations. Six months ago, Grassley revealed that the FBI had documents relating to Mykola Zlochevsky, the owner of Burisma, and his financial associations with Hunter Biden. The documents suggest that Joe Biden was aware of Hunter&#8217;s business arrangements and may have been involved in some of them. Grassley requested all records that reference Mykola Zlochevsky, Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Joe Biden. The specific documents requested suggest that the FBI had a source that provided information on the Burisma owner and the Biden family. Grassley&#8217;s statement shows that his office had access to records corroborating the whistleblower claims that the FBI buried evidence derogatory to the Biden family by framing it as Russian disinformation.<\/p>\n<h2>Is the FBI Giving Hunter Biden a &#8220;Get Out of Jail Free Card&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, an Internal Revenue Service whistleblower claimed that the FBI headquarters interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden, and two Biden-appointed U.S. attorneys declined to file tax charges against the president\u2019s son, against the recommendation of career prosecutors. Now, it has been revealed that evidence, likely including a confidential human source, was buried under the guise that it was Russian disinformation. Despite Senator Grassley&#8217;s efforts to expose the scandal, the FBI seems to be handing out a &#8220;get out of jail free card&#8221; to Hunter Biden at every opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is the FBI Silent?<\/h3>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray have remained silent on the matter. If it weren&#8217;t for Senator Grassley&#8217;s various letters and floor statements, Americans would know little about the FBI\u2019s political favoritism. Will anything change now that this evidence has come to light? Sadly, the last seven years suggest not.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The FBI interfered in the investigation into Hunter Biden<\/li>\n<li>Two Biden-appointed U.S. attorneys declined to file tax charges against him<\/li>\n<li>Evidence was buried under the guise of Russian disinformation<\/li>\n<li>The FBI seems to be giving Hunter Biden a &#8220;get out of jail free card&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite all of this, the FBI remains silent. It&#8217;s time for them to be held accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">\n<p>Margot Cleveland is The Federalist&#8217;s senior legal correspondent. She is also a contributor to National Review Online, the Washington Examiner, Aleteia, and Townhall.com, and has been published in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize\u2014the law school\u2019s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Cleveland is a former full-time university faculty member and now teaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Meet M.J. Cleveland, a stay-at-home homeschooling mom who writes passionately about cultural issues related to parenting and special-needs children. Her young son has cystic fibrosis, which has inspired her to share her experiences and insights with others. You can follow her on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland. The views expressed here are her own.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Topics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/biden-family\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Biden family<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Christopher Wray<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Chuck Grassley<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/corruption\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Corruption<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Department of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doj\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">FBI<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Hunter Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Merrick Garland<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/whistleblowers\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Whistleblowers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share Share Article on Facebook Share Article on Twitter Share Article on Truth Social Copy Article Link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1919599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[10059,3706,4118,4913,4305,5591,9760,20194,5508,3965,4012],"class_list":["post-1919597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-disinfo","tag-bidens","tag-damning","tag-evidence","tag-falsely","tag-fbi","tag-grassley","tag-labeled","tag-protect","tag-russian","tag-senator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1919597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1919597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1919599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1919597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1919597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1919597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}