(Liberty Bell) – The plot continues to thicken in regards to the Biden family bribery scandal, as individuals who are close to the current investigation into the FD-1023 file and its confidential human source have uncovered that then-Vice President Joe Biden and likely his son Hunter “coerced” a foreign national working for the Burisma energy company in Ukraine into paying them $10 million in exchange for political influence.
As per The Federalist, “On Monday, Sen. Chuck Grassley revealed a foreign national — identified by individuals with knowledge of the matter as Burisma founder Mykola Zlochevsky — allegedly possessed 17 recordings implicating the Bidens in a pay-to-play scandal. While 15 of the audio recordings consisted of phone calls between Zlochevsky and Hunter Biden, two were of calls the Ukrainian had with then-Vice President Joe Biden, according to the FD-1023.”
Margot Cleveland, writing for the outlet, said, “The Federalist has now learned the FD-1023 reported the CHS saying the Bidens ‘coerced’ Zlochevsky to pay the bribes. Sources familiar with the investigation also explained the context of Zlochevsky’s statements, and that context further bolsters the CHS’s reporting.”
In the now infamous FD-1023 form, dated June 30, 2020, the confidential human source provided a summary of earlier meetings he attended with Zlochevsky. Information from the CHS states that during the period between 2015-2016, the agency, which was advising Zlochevsky, spoke with the owner of the company and told him to stay away from the Biden family. After Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, the CHS then asked Zlochevsky if he was angry about Trump’s victory.
“Zlochevsky allegedly told the CHS he was dismayed by Trump’s victory, fearing an investigation would reveal his payments to the Biden family, which included a $5 million payment to Hunter Biden and a $5 million payment to Joe Biden. According to the CHS, the Burisma executive bemoaned the situation, claiming the Bidens had ‘coerced’ him into paying the bribes,” Cleveland declared.
The CHS replied to Zlochevsky stating that they were hoping he had taken the proper precautions to protect himself. He then allegedly described the measures he had taken to avoid being discovered, going on to stress he paid the “Big Guy” directly, then adding it would likely take a decade or more to completely unravel the money trails.
Zlochevsky then spoke about the audio recordings of the conversations he had with Joe Biden and his wayward son Hunter.
“The broader context of this conversation adds to the plausibility of Zlochevsky’s claims that he possessed recordings implicating the Bidens. And we already know from Grassley and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer that the FBI considered the CHS, who relayed Zlochevsky’s claims to the FBI, a ‘highly credible’ source,” the report divulged.
Those who are close to the investigation assert that the bureau has already admitted the CHS’s intelligence information was not related to the information Rudy Giuliani had given to the Western District of Pennsylvania’s U.S. attorney’s office, which was the office that then-Attorney General Bill Barr had given the task of looking over any new information related to Ukraine.
Cleveland reveals that sources spoke with The Federalist and disclosed that investigators working out of the Pittsburgh office, along with looking over the information provided by Giuliani, also searched internal FBI databases and found an earlier FD-1023 document that was related to the CHS.
“That earlier FD-1023 then led to agents questioning the CHS on June 30, 2020, uncovering the details concerning Burisma’s alleged bribery of the Bidens,” Cleveland noted.
“What the FBI did to investigate the allegations is unknown, with sources telling The Federalist the bureau refused to either confirm or deny that the DOJ under Barr sent the FD-1023 to Delaware for further investigation. On the contrary, the FBI allowed Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, to falsely represent to Americans that Barr and Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Scott Brady had closed the investigation. Raskin’s deceit, tolerated by the FBI, forced Barr to publicly correct the record,” she added.
The bureau is refusing to give information on the steps they took to probe the claims that are contained in the document, if they took any at all. However, those sources who are familiar with the investigative procedures say there was not enough time between the June 30, 2020 interview of the CHS and the FBI headquarters’ closing of the assessment connected with the FD-1023 file in August of the same year to properly investigate the matter.
“While the FBI’s efforts to unwind the pay-to-play scheme seem to have been nonexistent, banking records released in May by the House Oversight Committee show congressional investigators are unraveling the complex web behind the Biden family business. Those records provide concrete evidence of a pattern of public corruption involving foreign nationals, with Joe Biden at the helm. There are still more banking records to review, along with the many details recently discovered when the whistleblower came forward with the FD-1023,” The Federalist stated.
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