Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Tuesday that Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) spread false information about the infamous FBI document involving President Joe Biden.
After the FBI met with Raskin and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comey on Monday — showing them an investigative document that purportedly shows that Biden engaged in a “criminal bribery scheme” as vice president — Raskin dismissed the seriousness of the allegations by claiming the Justice Department had already explored them but closed any probe.
According to Raskin, Barr “handpicked” U.S. Attorney Scott Brady in January 2020 to investigate the allegations.
Then, in August 2020, Raskin claimed that Barr and Brady “signed off on closing the assessment” because they “found no evidence to corroborate” the allegations.
The former attorney general told the Federalist that Raskin’s recollection of events is not true.
“It’s not true. It wasn’t closed down,” Barr said.
“On the contrary,” he explained, “it was sent to Delaware for further investigation.”
Barr’s explanation means a Washington Post story, which reported essentially what Raskin said in his statement, is also incorrect.
The explanation actually corroborates what Comer said after the meeting on Monday. He said that FBI officials had “confirmed” that the allegations in the document had “not been disproven,” reiterating “several times the information contained within it is currently being used in an ongoing investigation.”
Comer later said he was not certain about the nature of that investigation, but assumed the “ongoing investigation is in Delaware.”
On Tuesday, Comer admonished Raskin for having “walked straight out there and lied to the American people.”
“The FBI said four times in that briefing that he and I sat in that this was part of an ongoing investigation,” Comer said on Fox News. “That was their primary reason for not wanting to release this document.”
Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee will consider a resolution on Thursday to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. Although the FBI brought the Biden document to Capitol Hill, Comer said anything short of turning it over to Congress fails to comply with the subpoena.
Ranking is 100% pure vermin.
Make that Raskin is 100% pure vermin. A lying, verminous scumball.
Who in their right mind would ever listen to this blob about anything. That is Barr. He is a traitor and I do not consider listening to any of his bull. He is deeply involved with the Deep State.
I just want heads to roll! This whole administration is guilty of something.
Bill Barr must have met Jesus during a high fever or something – or he got a terminal diagnoses and he is now trying to do the Right Thing. He has spoken the truth here, as was confirmed with the House Oversight Committee members today getting the opportunity to look at the Actual UnClassified document in the Classified Secret Chambers. How strange, an Unclassified document being held so tightly in hiding from the American People, hmm? I’m glad to see Bill Barr stand up for Truth & Honesty, but his reason for doing so is of concern. He is either trying to prove that he was perfect and never lied, ever – to make the rest of us feel as if we lost our minds OR this is a highly paid mental strategy because if Bill Barr comes out between now & Election 2024 and brings forth truth after truth; it will make others question what Donald Trump says. Donald Trump has never once been caught in a lie for 8+ years now; I’ll put my entire trust and side with him always