The Big Guy Revealed

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The Big Guy Revealed
An FBI record revealed that Ukrainian oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky, the owner of Burisma, referred to President Joe Biden as the "big guy" during a conversation. The FBI form, obtained by whistleblowers, claims an "alleged criminal bribery scheme" involving a $5 million bribe to Joe Biden and another $5 million to Hunter Biden. Republicans say the alleged bribery scheme is connected to Joe Biden's efforts as vice president to pressure Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating Burisma.

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The existence of the Ukraine-related FD-1023 appears to have been revealed to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) by whistleblowers in 2022, and Grassley told the Justice Department and FBI back in October to hand over “all records,” including “FD-1023” documents that “reference Mykola Zlochevsky, Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Joe Biden.”

Amid the threat of being held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena, FBI Director Christopher Wray allowed members of the committee to review the FD-1023 on Thursday.

House Republicans said the alleged bribery scheme was related to Joe Biden’s efforts as vice president to pressure the Ukrainian government to fire Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin. Republicans said the FBI form indicated the alleged bribes were aimed at shaking off a corruption investigation.

Grassley said in October that the FBI is in possession of “voluminous evidence” of “potential criminal conduct” by Hunter Biden related to his overseas business dealings with China and Ukraine, according to whistleblower disclosures. These details were sent to Wray, Delaware federal prosecutor David Weiss, and Attorney General Merrick Garland.

President Biden dismissed the bribery allegations as "malarkey."

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