Co-hosts on “Fox and Friends” Friday reacted to the release of a document detailing bribery allegations involving then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa released the FD-1023 form on Thursday containing allegations from a whistleblower that the Bidens received millions of dollars in bribes. The document, which recounted what a “confidential human source” (CHS) told the FBI in June 2020, says that a top Burisma executive felt he was “pushed to pay” the Bidens. (RELATED: ‘It Gets Worse Day By Day’: Jonathan Turley Says Biden FBI Doc Revelations Prove Special Counsel Is Needed)
“Here is the problem, this is where you lose me,” co-host Brian Kilmeade said. “The 1023, they told us didn’t exist, they said it didn’t exist what are you talking about? It’s totally different. We’re concerned it will give the wrong impression. Excuse me? You had a highly credible informant talk about the vice president of the United States possibly taking a bribe.”
“Here it is, if you want to see it, here is the 1023, it does exist and it’s been redacted, you see all the black Sharpie marks, it’s been redacted so you don’t know the name of the informant who told this to the FBI,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said, holding up a copy of the redacted form.
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Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler testified during a Wednesday hearing held by the House Oversight Committee on the criminal probe into Hunter Biden about interference with the investigation. Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee released transcripts of depositions from Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers who said Attorney General Merrick Garland and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel lied to Congress about the Hunter Biden probe on June 22.
“Are you actually conducting an investigation into this matter?” Lawrence Jones asked “I mean, there’s so much doublespeak and one man is saying what the Department of Justice is saying something, Merrick Garland, under Merrick Garland’s leadership and Wray is saying something different. The investigation lead is saying something different than the IRS. Put them all in the room at one time, so they can all face each other.”
Earhardt noted that the FD-1023 form referenced multiple recordings of Hunter Biden and Joe Biden connected with the bribery allegations. The Justice Department announced on June 20 that Hunter Biden would plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges, while a felony charge of lying on the form filled out when purchasing a firearm would be addressed via a pre-trial diversion program.
“This is why you can’t get tricked with the notions that the liberal media, this was just a father’s love… he was recovering. No, this is a father’s business partner. This is his business partner. This has nothing to do with it just being his son,” Jones said. “I mean, it’s all in the messages. Five million dollars to both of the Bidens, each one you gotta give five million to. Text messages back and forth. I know everybody gets involved in doing the crack pipes and all that , I understand, and that all looks bad. This is the president, vice president at the time, doing business with his son.”
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