{"id":1947275,"date":"2023-06-14T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-denies-knowledge-of-biden-bribery-tapes\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:59:19","slug":"fbi-director-denies-knowledge-of-biden-bribery-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-denies-knowledge-of-biden-bribery-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Director claims no awareness of Biden bribery tapes."},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffbi-director-denies-knowledge-of-biden-bribery-tapes%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=1947275&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 - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> FBI Deputy Director Paul M. Abbate speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on May 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>12:56 PM \u2013 Wednesday, June 14, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday denying any knowledge of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-denies-knowledge-of-biden-bribery-tapes\/\" title=\"FBI Director claims no awareness of Biden bribery tapes.\">potential audio recording revealing<\/a> a \u201ccriminal bribery scheme\u201d between a Ukrainian businessman and then-Vice President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI have no idea if there are voice recordings or not,\u201d Abbate told Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accused the FBI of redacting information on the recordings from an informant file that alleged a $5 million bribery scheme, which was opened up to the House Oversight Committee members to read last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grassley alleged that there were 15 tapes detailing Joe and his son Hunter being bribed from 2015 to 2016 by a Ukrainian businessman who has kept them for \u201cinsurance.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhat I will tell you with respect to the document, the document was redacted to protect the source, as everyone knows, and this is a question of life and death, potentially,\u201d Abbate said, describing the blacked-out information in the bureau\u2019s FD-1023 report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mykola Zlochevsky, the Ukrainian businessman who owns Burisma, was the \u201cforeign national\u201d involved in the reported \u201ccriminal bribery scheme\u201d that is detailed in the FBI form. In that form, Zlochevsky referred to Joe Biden as the \u201cbig guy\u201d during a conversation that was recorded several years before the June 2020 date of the bureau document, according to sources familiar with the FBI record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blackburn swiftly fired off questions, pressing Abbate on the FBI\u2019s redaction of the FD-1023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhy did you decide to conceal the information in that revelation to the House Oversight Committee? Why did you redact all of that pertaining to the phone calls?\u201d Blackburn asked, while Abbate dodged the question. \u201cYou chose not to reveal that the calls were there, and Sen. Grassley found it out anyway \u2014 is that accurate? You chose to redact it \u2014 yes or no?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe often redact documents to protect sources and methods,\u201d Abbate said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you chose to redact the fact that there are 17 voice records, two of those with the now-president, you chose to redact that and not to give that to House Oversight,\u201d Blackburn argued. \u201cIs that accurate?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abbate responded by continuously denying any knowledge of the audio files.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: The Deputy FBI Director ADMITTED the agency is covering up the $5 million Biden-Burisma bribery scandal.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IFBoXRfOZM\">pic.twitter.com\/IFBoXRfOZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1669047120463028237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) also drilled Abbate with questions, asking \u201cIs it true that the FBI has a report making those allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on that, senator,\u201d and, when asked why, he added \u201cI\u2019m just not going to comment on information we\u2019ve received, investigations, or ongoing matters,\u201d Abbate responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you owe an obligation to the American people to be candid about evidence of corruption by the president of the United States?\u201d Cruz asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an area that I\u2019m not going to get into with you, senator,\u201d Abbate answered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senate Democrats don\u2019t want a hearing on Joe Biden\u2019s alleged corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden hasn\u2019t been transparent and hasn\u2019t disproven the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI and DOJ are protecting him by stonewalling in the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mApi3540pK\">pic.twitter.com\/mApi3540pK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1669032026492608515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The document allegedly describes how the Bidens were paid bribes to carry out interests of Zlochevsky, who hired Hunter Biden to serve on the board of directors for Burisma. Joe Biden reportedly pushed to out Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin, who was fired in 2016 for $5 million in return.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked about knowledge of the tapes on Tuesday, President Joe Biden stopped, turned, and smirked, chuckling as he left the room, according to The New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. consensus bureau reports Illinois has lost nearly 150,000 residents to neighboring states over the years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>It\u2019s America\u2019s 45th president\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>45th President Trump appears in court for the first time for charges he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-smerconish-trump-suffering-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-legally-speaking\/\" title=\"CNN's Smerconish: Trump Suffering 'Death by a Thousand Cuts, Legally Speaking'\">mishandled classified documents<\/a> after he left office. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas brings us the story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Historical Spotlight<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) \u2013 Alphabet\u2019s Google was charged by EU antitrust regulators with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">anti-competitive practices<\/a> in its digital advertising\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft Corp\u2019s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard faced another hurdle on Tuesday after a U.S. judge\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Paul Sandle and Clare Jim LONDON\/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Vodafone and CK Hutchison finally unveiled the merger of their British operations on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) \u2013 Incoming GoTo CEO Patrick Walujo is planning to head the Indonesian technology company only temporarily and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate denies knowledge during his testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC. 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