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FIRST ON FOX: The Justice Department "limited" a former U.S. attorney's
2020 investigation into Biden family business dealings in Ukraine,
according to testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
Former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady
appeared for a transcribed interview behind closed doors at the House
Judiciary Committee this week, Fox News Digital has learned.
Brady was tasked in 2020 by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to run an
assessment investigating information brought to the Justice Department
related to Ukraine. Some of that information was brought to the DOJ by
former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani related to Hunter Biden’s business
dealings in Ukraine.
Brady told House investigators that his review of that material was
limited to accepting information from any member of the public, and
vetting the information through open-source databases, publicly available
resources and pre-existing FBI records.
"It was limited by both the scope of what we were to look at and the tools
that were available to us," Brady said. "It was really a vetting to assess
credibility. It was not to make determinations about whether there was
evidence sufficient to open criminal investigations, anything like that."
Fox News Digital first reported that Brady’s investigative work was
limited and lacked subpoena power since they had no authorization for a
grand jury. That information was revealed in a letter Sen. Chuck Grassley,
R-Iowa, sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick
Garland which was exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital Wednesday.
Brady stressed that he did not have tools that "could compel testimony or
the production of documents."
"Witnesses, bank records, emails, we weren’t able to access any of those
kinds of things or compel them from third-parties," he said.
EXCLUSIVE: JOE BIDEN ALLEGEDLY PAID $5M BY BURISMA EXECUTIVE AS PART OF A
BRIBERY SCHEME, ACCORDING TO FBI DOCUMENT
"It was really to say, yes, we believe that this, again, as I said, is
credibility, has indicia of credibility, and then pass it on to one of the
offices with the predicated jury investigation," he said.
Brady told House investigators the same, while noting that he would pass
credible information along to other U.S. Attorneys Offices that had
relevant, existing investigations.
Brady said he provided briefings to U.S. Attorney for the District of
Delaware David Weiss — now a special counsel — who has been investigating
Hunter Biden since 2018. He also briefed the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
New York. Brady said that special agents from the FBI’s Baltimore Field
Office were present for the briefing provided to Weiss.
But Brady said after he gave the briefings, his team was not involved.
"We had no visibility into what they did with that after we gave our
briefings," he said.
During Brady’s assessment of Ukraine information, a 2017 FD-1023 was
discovered referencing Hunter Biden’s role on the board of Burisma. A re-
interview of the confidential human source was requested, and later
completed in June 2020.
"A confidential human source in a previous 1023 had identified an
interaction with a Ukrainian national who discussed—it wasn’t the focus of
that 1023 form several years prior but had made reference to Hunter Biden
serving on the board of Burisma," Brady explained. "At my direction, we
asked the FBI to re-interview the CHS."
BIDENS ALLEGEDLY 'COERCED' BURISMA CEO TO PAY THEM MILLIONS TO HELP GET
UKRAINE PROSECUTOR FIRED: FBI FORM
That FD-1023 alleges a criminal bribery scheme between then-Vice President
Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden, and the founder and CEO of Ukrainian
natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, Mykola Zlochevsky.
Brady told House Judiciary Committee investigators that he had determined
that source to be highly credible and worked with the FBI in other
investigations dating back to the Obama administration. Fox News Digital
first reported that earlier this year.
Brady also told investigators that Giuliani was not the source for details
included in the FD-1023 in question.
That FD-1023 is currently in the hands of Weiss, whose investigation is
ongoing. Brady told investigators that his office corroborated
information, by obtaining the source’s travel records which matched the
dates of the foreign meeting. contained in the FD-1023 before sharing it
with Weiss.
Meanwhile, Brady said that even "simple" requests to the FBI and DOJ, like
"extending the assessment," required a renewal every 30 days. Brady said
it required "17 different people, including mostly at the headquarters
level to sign off on it before the assessment could be extended."
EXCLUSIVE: PERSON ALLEGING BIDEN CRIMINAL BRIBERY SCHEME IS 'HIGHLY
CREDIBLE' FBI SOURCE USED SINCE OBAMA ADMIN: SOURCE
"We were told by the special agents that they had to go pens down
sometimes for 2 or 3 weeks at a time before they could re-engage and take
additional steps because they were still waiting on, again, someone within
the 17 chain signify to approve," he said.
When asked if he had ever seen a "17-person signoff required by the FBI,"
Brady replied: "Never in my career."
DOJ KNEW HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP WAS 'NOT MANIPULATED,' CONTAINED 'RELIABLE
EVIDENCE' IN 2019: WHISTLEBLOWER
Brady testified about a September 2020 report he sent to the Justice
Department about his findings, which Fox News Digital first reported
earlier Wednesday. In that report, Brady recommended further investigative
steps be taken related to the findings, including on the FD-1023.
Brady then told investigators he briefed U.S. attorneys at SDNY, EDNY and
Delaware in October 2020.
Brady's interview comes as part of the House Judiciary Committee's
investigation into the alleged politicization of the Justice Department
and FBI, and on whether politics influenced the federal investigation
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
biden-ukraine-information-limited-doj-transcript
FIRST ON FOX: The Justice Department "limited" a former U.S. attorney's
2020 investigation into Biden family business dealings in Ukraine,
according to testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
Former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady
appeared for a transcribed interview behind closed doors at the House
Judiciary Committee this week, Fox News Digital has learned.
Brady was tasked in 2020 by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to run an
assessment investigating information brought to the Justice Department
related to Ukraine. Some of that information was brought to the DOJ by
former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani related to Hunter Biden’s business
dealings in Ukraine.
Brady told House investigators that his review of that material was
limited to accepting information from any member of the public, and
vetting the information through open-source databases, publicly available
resources and pre-existing FBI records.
"It was limited by both the scope of what we were to look at and the tools
that were available to us," Brady said. "It was really a vetting to assess
credibility. It was not to make determinations about whether there was
evidence sufficient to open criminal investigations, anything like that."
Fox News Digital first reported that Brady’s investigative work was
limited and lacked subpoena power since they had no authorization for a
grand jury. That information was revealed in a letter Sen. Chuck Grassley,
R-Iowa, sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick
Garland which was exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital Wednesday.
Brady stressed that he did not have tools that "could compel testimony or
the production of documents."
"Witnesses, bank records, emails, we weren’t able to access any of those
kinds of things or compel them from third-parties," he said.
EXCLUSIVE: JOE BIDEN ALLEGEDLY PAID $5M BY BURISMA EXECUTIVE AS PART OF A
BRIBERY SCHEME, ACCORDING TO FBI DOCUMENT
"It was really to say, yes, we believe that this, again, as I said, is
credibility, has indicia of credibility, and then pass it on to one of the
offices with the predicated jury investigation," he said.
Brady told House investigators the same, while noting that he would pass
credible information along to other U.S. Attorneys Offices that had
relevant, existing investigations.
Brady said he provided briefings to U.S. Attorney for the District of
Delaware David Weiss — now a special counsel — who has been investigating
Hunter Biden since 2018. He also briefed the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
New York. Brady said that special agents from the FBI’s Baltimore Field
Office were present for the briefing provided to Weiss.
But Brady said after he gave the briefings, his team was not involved.
"We had no visibility into what they did with that after we gave our
briefings," he said.
During Brady’s assessment of Ukraine information, a 2017 FD-1023 was
discovered referencing Hunter Biden’s role on the board of Burisma. A re-
interview of the confidential human source was requested, and later
completed in June 2020.
"A confidential human source in a previous 1023 had identified an
interaction with a Ukrainian national who discussed—it wasn’t the focus of
that 1023 form several years prior but had made reference to Hunter Biden
serving on the board of Burisma," Brady explained. "At my direction, we
asked the FBI to re-interview the CHS."
BIDENS ALLEGEDLY 'COERCED' BURISMA CEO TO PAY THEM MILLIONS TO HELP GET
UKRAINE PROSECUTOR FIRED: FBI FORM
That FD-1023 alleges a criminal bribery scheme between then-Vice President
Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden, and the founder and CEO of Ukrainian
natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, Mykola Zlochevsky.
Brady told House Judiciary Committee investigators that he had determined
that source to be highly credible and worked with the FBI in other
investigations dating back to the Obama administration. Fox News Digital
first reported that earlier this year.
Brady also told investigators that Giuliani was not the source for details
included in the FD-1023 in question.
That FD-1023 is currently in the hands of Weiss, whose investigation is
ongoing. Brady told investigators that his office corroborated
information, by obtaining the source’s travel records which matched the
dates of the foreign meeting. contained in the FD-1023 before sharing it
with Weiss.
Meanwhile, Brady said that even "simple" requests to the FBI and DOJ, like
"extending the assessment," required a renewal every 30 days. Brady said
it required "17 different people, including mostly at the headquarters
level to sign off on it before the assessment could be extended."
EXCLUSIVE: PERSON ALLEGING BIDEN CRIMINAL BRIBERY SCHEME IS 'HIGHLY
CREDIBLE' FBI SOURCE USED SINCE OBAMA ADMIN: SOURCE
"We were told by the special agents that they had to go pens down
sometimes for 2 or 3 weeks at a time before they could re-engage and take
additional steps because they were still waiting on, again, someone within
the 17 chain signify to approve," he said.
When asked if he had ever seen a "17-person signoff required by the FBI,"
Brady replied: "Never in my career."
DOJ KNEW HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP WAS 'NOT MANIPULATED,' CONTAINED 'RELIABLE
EVIDENCE' IN 2019: WHISTLEBLOWER
Brady testified about a September 2020 report he sent to the Justice
Department about his findings, which Fox News Digital first reported
earlier Wednesday. In that report, Brady recommended further investigative
steps be taken related to the findings, including on the FD-1023.
Brady then told investigators he briefed U.S. attorneys at SDNY, EDNY and
Delaware in October 2020.
Brady's interview comes as part of the House Judiciary Committee's
investigation into the alleged politicization of the Justice Department
and FBI, and on whether politics influenced the federal investigation
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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