GOP Set Sights On FBI Director Wray

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On Monday, House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced plans to move forward with holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. The oversight committee has been investigating Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings since 2018 and subpoenaed the FBI for a copy of FD-1023, a document containing unverified tips and information regarding the case. The FBI claims they have already given Congress "extraordinary accommodation" on this intel; however, the House GOP says they refused to physically hand over the document. Host of the Jason in the House podcast, Jason Chaffetz joins the Rundown to discuss the need for this information to be made public, why he believes the Department of Justice won't investigate their own people, and the topics featured in his new book, "The Puppeteers." It was nearly a year ago that the Professional Golfers Association was grappling with a big problem: a Saudi-backed fund had created a new tour called LIV Golf that was offering big money to the top golfers to join their league. As some golfers accepted big money deals to leave and join LIV, many players stuck with the PGA and cited ethical concerns about Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations and ties to the 9/11 terror attacks. PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan was very vocal, saying PGA players should resist the money for moral reasons. This week, the PGA announced it would be merging with LIV Golf. New York Times best-selling author and sports writer Ian O’Connor has been following the LIV Golf saga from the beginning, and he joins the podcast to explain the PGA Commissioner’s hypocrisy in agreeing to this merger, the furious response from the PGA players who turned down million-dollar deals, and how he envisions Saudi Arabia expanding further into the world of sports. Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Tammy Bruce. I'm Juan Williams. I'm Shannon Bream. And this is the Fox News rundown.
0:07.4	Thursday, June 8th, 2023. I'm Dave Anthony.
0:13.6	Republicans are battling the FBI again, demanding a document in their Biden family investigation.
0:21.1	If you look at the standard that they put in place for Donald Trump, there was zero evidence.
0:26.4	In fact, forged evidence at some points and they pursued it. So why not pursue this?
0:33.8	I'm Jessica Rosenthal. A total about face in the world of golf makes headlines as opponents of
0:39.2	an international merger reel over a high dollar deal that brings an American tour together with
0:44.4	Saudi funding. A lot of these players ended up losing a lot of money by pledging loyalty to the PGA
0:51.0	tour. All they'd have the tour turn around and cut a blood money deal with the same people that
0:56.5	they excoriated in the past. And I'm Joe Concha. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:06.7	House Republicans are no longer in conflict with the head of the FBI. In a showdown over a document,
1:13.7	they've been demanding to see in their investigation into President Biden and his family's business
1:18.6	dealings. And here's why they're backing down today. Late last night, House Oversight Committee
1:24.1	chairman James Comer scrapped plans to hold FBI director Christopher Ray in contempt of Congress.
1:30.3	Comer's about face comes after the FBI agreed to let all members of the Oversight Committee review
1:35.5	that FBI document alleging then vice president Biden accepted a large bribe. That is Fox's Lucas
1:41.3	Tomlinson. Now earlier this week, director Ray hit only allowed the leaders of the House Oversight
1:47.5	Committee view the documents. It suggests a pattern of bribery where payments would be made through
1:56.3	shell accounts and multiple banks. There's a term for that. It's called money laundering.
2:01.4	That's Oversight Committee chair Republican Congressman James Comer after reviewed that document.
2:06.4	FBI officials confirmed that the unclassified FBI generated record has not been disproven
2:13.9	and is currently being used in an ongoing investigation. The committee's top Democrat Congressman
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