Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened Tuesday to seek to hold the head of the FBI in contempt of Congress if the agency didn’t comply with a congressional subpoena issued after lawmakers received “whistleblower disclosures” related to President Joe Biden.
The comments came hours before the head of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced that the panel will take steps to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not complying with a congressional subpoena.
Republicans contend that an unclassified form describes an alleged scheme involving “then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions,” and the House oversight committee issued a subpoena for specific documents.
