GOP Lawmakers Release FBI Report Behind Unverified Bribery Claim

Document alleging bribes isn’t clear-cut on who got money
Grassley, Comer release intel report involving Burisma

President Joe Biden, left, and Hunter Biden, arrive at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on Feb. 4.Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images

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By Chris Strohm

July 20, 2023 at 7:04 PM UTC

Updated on

July 21, 2023 at 5:09 PM UTC

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An FBI document released by Republicans marks the latest attempt by GOP lawmakers to support their unverified claims that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter engaged in corruption in Ukraine.

The document, a raw intelligence report that’s referred to as an FD-1023 form, was released Thursday by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley. Conservatives have seized on the report to claim the Bidens were bribed when the elder Biden was vice president to help remove Ukraine’s chief prosecutor and stop an investigation into energy company Burisma Holdings. Hunter served on the Burisma board from 2014 to 2019.