House Oversight Committee Set to Vote to Hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt of Congress for Refusing to Turn Over Subpoenaed Document

The House Oversight Committee is set to vote Thursday to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over a document subpoenaed by Chair James Comer, Republican of Kentucky. The document, an FD-1023 form, is related to then-Vice President Joe Biden and an alleged bribery scheme involving a foreign national.

The FBI has declined to turn over the document, citing the confidential nature of the information it contains. However, FBI officials allowed Comer and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, to review the partly redacted document on Monday.

The document was brought back from Ukraine by Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s attorney. Attorney General William Barr set up an “intake process” for the material in April, when House Republicans began spreading allegations of a foreign bribery scheme involving Biden.

An FD-1023 form is a document used by the FBI to record unverified reporting by a confidential human source. The FBI has noted that documenting the information does not validate it.

The vote to hold Wray in contempt of Congress is the latest development in the ongoing saga between the House Oversight Committee and the FBI. Comer has said he will move forward with proceedings to hold Wray in contempt if the document is not turned over. It is unclear what the consequences of a contempt of Congress vote would be.