Judicial Watch Files FOIA Lawsuit For FBI Document Alleging Biden Took A Bribe From Burisma

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Judicial Watch has recently filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against the Department of Justice. The lawsuit seeks a copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FD-1023 document, which reportedly pertains to an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national. The alleged scheme is said to involve the exchange of money for policy decisions. The FOIA request includes a query for communications related to the FD-1023 case.

On May 3, 2023, Judicial Watch reportedly submitted FOIA requests to the Justice Department and FBI, which they claim have not yet been answered.

The document, referred to as the unclassified FBI FD-1023 (CHS Reporting Document), was mentioned in a letter dated May 3, 2023, sent by Senator Grassley and Representative Comer to Attorney General Garland and FBI Director Wray.

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Judicial Watch is requesting access to the records of communication between Attorney General Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and any other official or employee of any branch, department, agency, or office of the Federal government regarding the letter and/or the FD-1023 document described therein. This also encompasses all forms of communication between the Attorney General and any other official or employee of the Department of Justice, and Director Wray, and any other official or employee of the FBI.

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During a Senate floor speech on June 12, 2023, Senator Grassley (R-IA) said the House Committee received a document stating that the foreign national who allegedly bribed Joe and Hunter Biden claims to possess audio recordings of his conversations with them. There are supposedly a total of seventeen recordings.

Grassley further alleges that, according to FD-1023, the foreign national reportedly has fifteen audio recordings of phone calls involving himself and Hunter Biden. He says the FD-1023 document also alleges the foreign national claims to possess two audio recordings of phone calls between him and then-Vice President Joe Biden. It is claimed that these recordings were kept as a form of insurance for the foreign national in case he encountered difficulties. Grassley also alleges the FD-1023 document suggests a potential connection between then-Vice President Joe Biden and Burisma's employment of Hunter Biden.

House Republicans have expressed their concerns regarding FBI Director Wray's failure to produce the complete FD-1023 document. However, they have not yet taken any action to hold him in contempt of Congress.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a press release that he believes the FBI document is being withheld in violation of the law and has the potential to reveal significant corruption involving a high-ranking elected official in our country. He says the public has a legal entitlement to access the FBI document in order to independently assess whether there is any wrongdoing on the part of the President and his family.

On December 10, 2020, Judicial Watch obtained 210 pages of records from the State Department. These records allegedly indicate that former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie "Masha" Yovanovitch raised concerns in 2017 regarding corruption allegations involving Burisma Holdings.

Additionally, on October 27, 2020, Judicial Watch obtained 116 pages of records from the State Department. These records consist of a briefing checklist for a meeting that took place on February 22, 2019, in Kyiv. The meeting involved former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Sally Painter, who is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Blue Star Strategies. Blue Star Strategies is a Democratic lobbying firm that was hired by Burisma Holdings to address corruption allegations. During the meeting, Hunter Biden was allegedly a member of the board of directors for Burisma Holdings.

Judicial Watch is actively involved in efforts to uncover potential corruption within the Biden Administration.

In May 2023, a FOIA lawsuit was filed by Judicial Watch against the National Archives. The lawsuit pertains to Biden family records and communications related to travel and finance transactions, as well as communications between the Bidens and various business associates.

On October 14, 2022, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain all records held by FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst Brian Auten related to a briefing given to U.S. Senate members on August 6, 2020. Ron Johnson (R-WY) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expressed concerns about the briefing, suggesting that it may have been designed to undermine their ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden.

On April 20, 2022, a lawsuit was filed by Judicial Watch against the State Department regarding alleged messages sent through the SMART system that mention Hunter Biden.