Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) questioned the federal prosecutor who led the investigation into Hunter Biden on whether he was briefed on the FBI’s FD-1023 informant file that contained allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden was recorded on phone calls with his son, Hunter Biden, and a senior official at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company.
Graham, the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss for confirmation on the briefing in a letter Wednesday, which former Attorney General Bill Barr previously alleged.
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“I have been informed that you and your office were briefed on allegations in a FD-1023 form suggesting there may have been phone calls recorded between Hunter Biden and Joe Biden with a senior official at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company,” Graham wrote in the letter to Weiss.
“The FD-1023 in question alleges that the confidential informant told the Department of Justice and FBI that such tapes may exist,” he added.
Barr claimed earlier this month that the file was relayed to Weiss in 2020.
Republicans that have viewed the informant file alleged that it flagged two $5 million transactions to Joe and Hunter Biden. The transactions came from Mykola Zlochevsky, the owner of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings, which Hunter Biden sat on the board for at the time.
The payments were allegedly in exchange for the men’s help removing a Ukrainian prosecutor who was looking into Burisma.
Graham also sought answers on allegations from IRS whistleblowers who claimed the federal investigation into Hunter Biden was influenced by politics.
“I do not know if the allegations are credible, but I do know they are serious,” Graham told Weiss. “I believe it is incumbent on you to clarify and inform the public.”
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The South Carolina senator penned a similar letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, seeking clarification on whether Weiss had sought a special counsel designation in the Hunter Biden investigation and, if so, why it was denied. He also questioned whether Garland was aware of Weiss’s attempt to charge the younger Biden in California and Washington, D.C.
Last week, it was announced that Hunter Biden would enter a plea deal related to two charges regarding failure to pay federal income tax and one gun charge. In exchange, he would not serve any jail time.
