The FBI does not deny it has a whistleblower document alleging then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national. But it won’t turn the document over to Congress.
Bureau officials told the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday they would not comply with a subpoena seeking the whistleblower report.
In a five-page letter, the FBI’s acting assistant director of the office of congressional affairs, Christopher Dunham, did not acknowledge the specific whistleblower report, known as an FD-1023 form.
But he said the bureau must shield such documents in order to protect “confidential human sources and information.”
Mr. Dunham said handing over such a document, even though it is not classified, could result in outsiders “reviewing unverified…information out of context” without protecting the integrity and the confidentiality of the sources and the information.
“Significant harm to investigative work — and to the programs as a whole — could result from dissemination of FD-1023s or other similar documents,” Mr. Dunham said.
The response comes one week after Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, subpoenaed the FBI for the document, which was filed with the FBI in June 2020 could provide direct evidence of Mr. Biden engaging in corrupt behavior while in public office.
Mr. Comer said the whistleblower is “credible,” and he will take additional actions to obtain the form from the FBI, but did not provide details.
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