WASHINGTON — Multiple tips to diplomats and law enforcement that might explain a whistleblower claim describing President Biden taking bribes have emerged — as the White House said Thursday it had “nothing” to say about the matter.
House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena Wednesday requiring the FBI to hand over an informant report that describes “an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”
“I’m gonna have to refer you to the Justice Department on that,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told The Post during a White House briefing. “I have nothing for you on that today.”
“Do you know what country this pertains to or what policy decision?” a reporter asked.
“I have nothing for you, sir. I’m going to have to refer you to the Justice Department. And I’m getting the hook — see ya,” said Kirby, relinquishing the lectern to press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The White House did not allow reporters any direct access to the president Thursday — a rarity for a weekday — meaning that Biden himself could not be asked about the claim.
Comer ordered the FBI to hand over the alleged document containing the allegation against Biden at a meeting on May 10 — specifying in his subpoena that the record was “created or modified in June 2020.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to answer a question about an FBI whistleblower’s claims about President Biden allegedly taking bribes.
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The Post has not yet learned of a complaint that neatly matches the June 2020 timeframe, though the “created or modified” wording attracted notice because it left open the possibility that the report was drafted earlier before being revised that month.
One informant tip that may fit the description was given to the US embassy in Moscow in early 2012 about an alleged effort by Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov to get close to first son Hunter Biden, in order to influence the Obama-Biden administration amid an investigation of his cellphone company for bribery.
That tip was made to a State Department official and not to an FBI agent, a source told The Post, and it’s unclear if it was relayed to the bureau and if so when — or why such a document may have been revised in June 2020.
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