NEW: Comer Hints At 10 Potential Criminal Referrals For Hunter Biden

In recent developments in the investigation surrounding Hunter Biden, Congressman James Comer (R-KY) stated that he expects between six and ten criminal referrals to be recommended to the Justice Department. The statement was made during a segment on Fox News on Friday and comes after the recent release of the FD-1023 form about the involvement of President Joe Biden in a criminal bribery scheme.

During the news segment, Fox reported that the magnitude of the charges being recommended could potentially be substantial. An informant in the aforementioned FBI file had commented on the financial aspect of the involvement of the Bidens, stating, “It costs five to pay one Biden and five to pay the other Biden.”

The same informant branded Hunter Biden as “stupid” and alleged that the head of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, has 17 recordings that allegedly include Joe Biden.

The discovery of the 17 purported recordings has heightened anticipation for what could be revealed next. The recordings, allegedly in possession of the Ukrainian head of Burisma, include conversations involving Joe Biden.

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FOX: After explosive testimony from multiple whistleblowers and a confidential informant alleging $10 million in bribes to the Bidens, Chair @JamesComer says there's more to come — including potential criminal referrals pic.twitter.com/0ENvndvmHo

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The latest developments in the Hunter Biden investigation have added more fuel to the controversy that has long been surrounding the Bidens and their dealings in Ukraine. The hinted criminal referrals by Congressman Comer and the prospect of revealing the alleged tapes involving President Biden have ratcheted up the stakes, making the issue close to watch in the coming days.

On Thursday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the unclassified FBI record of the criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and the Ukrainian business executives. The document, known as an FD-1023 form, was obtained through legally protected disclosures by Justice Department whistleblowers.

The record describes the bribery scheme involving Biden and an executive from Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company. The CHS (Confidential Human Source) had a subsequent meeting with Mykola Zlochevsky, the founder of Burisma, in Vienna, Austria in 2016. During this meeting, Zlochevsky mentioned that Hunter Biden advised Burisma it could raise much more capital if Burisma purchased a larger US-based business that already had a history in the US oil and gas sector.

According to the document, Burisma executives hired Hunter to “protect us through his dad, from all kinds of problems.” At the time, Burisma was seeking to do business in the United States but was facing a corruption investigation in Ukraine.

The document further alleges that Burisma CEO Mykola Zlochevsky claimed to have paid $5 million each to Hunter and Joe. Zlochevsky reportedly used the term ‘poluchili,’ Russian crime slang for being “forced or coerced to pay.”

Zlochevsky also claimed to have numerous text messages and recordings that show he was coerced into paying the Bidens to ensure the firing of then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. He also claimed to have two documents, presumably financial records, as evidence of the arrangement. However, he stated that he did not send any funds directly to Joe Biden, referred to as the “Big Guy.”

The CHS had a telephone call with Zlochevsky in 2016, during which Zlochevsky stated he was “pushed” to pay the Bidens. Zlochevsky also mentioned that he had many text messages and “recordings” that show he was coerced to make such payments. He additionally mentioned that it would take investigators 10 years to find the records of illicit payments to Joe Biden. These recordings allegedly suggest that Zlochevsky was coerced into paying the Bidens to ensure Ukraine Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin was fired.

Grassley has been pushing the Justice Department and FBI for details on its handling of these allegations for the better part of a year. House Committee Chair Comer has echoed Grassley’s sentiments, stating that the FBI’s record aligns with evidence uncovered by the Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings.

He explained, “In the FBI’s record, the Burisma executive claims that he didn’t pay the ‘big guy’ directly but that he used several bank accounts to conceal the money. That sounds an awful lot like how the Bidens conduct business: using multiple bank accounts to hide the source and total amount of the money.”

Grassley first disclosed the FBI’s possession of significant and voluminous evidence of potential criminality involving the Biden family last year. He eventually partnered with Comer on a subpoena to compel its public disclosure. After the FBI’s failure to fully comply with the congressional subpoena, Grassley received the legally protected disclosure with limited redactions to protect a trusted FBI source, handling agents, department whistleblowers, and identifiers related to other ongoing investigations.