Senator Chuck Grassley and Chris Wray (Credit: public domain)
(…) “Whistleblowers have provided my office with two additional FBI 1023 documents. These documents memorialize statements from FBI sources,” Grassley continued. “These two new 1023 documents are from separate FBI confidential human sources during different years.”
Grassley asked Patel directly at the hearing about how the FBI handled these three related allegations from human sources and whether the bureau made any effort to corroborate or obtain any of the records cited by those sources that could serve as proof of their claims.
“Regarding those records, did the Wray FBI make any effort to determine whether they existed? Did the Wray FBI make any effort to obtain those records?” Grassley asked.
“Not to my knowledge, Mr. Chairman,” Patel replied.
Both confidential human sources told the FBI about an alleged corruption scheme involving Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings and its founder Mykola Zlochevsky, who were under investigation by the Ukrainian government, the memos show.
Allegation: Biden money laundered by Burisma through Latvia
They told the FBI that they believed Joe Biden and his son were involved in the scheme while Hunter Biden served on Burisma’s board—a claim that House Republicans separately investigated in their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
“Burisma Holdings (Burisma) owns 13 companies, which are used to pay dividends through fake consulting contracts. The contracts are paid to US investors and funneled through Latvia and the energy sector of Ukraine,” one informant told the FBI, a February 2019 1032 shows.
“Zlochesky [sic] owns between 30% and 70% of all companies in Burisma. JBIDEN and his son, HBIDEN, have money invested into Burisma. Their investment money was passed through a shell company in Latvia,” the memo reads.
The second confidential informant said that Joe Biden used his position as vice president to advance the interests of his son and Burisma in a meeting with then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, echoing claims by the House Oversight Committee that Biden was engaged in an influence peddling scheme to win earnings for his family.
“The last time JOSEPH BIDEN visited Ukraine, BIDEN met with PETRO POROSHENKO to protect the interests of HUNTER BIDEN. JOSEPH BIDEN would “take care” of BURISMA HOLDING issues around the World and POROSHENKO would protect ZLOCHEVSKY,” a second informant said, according to an earlier June 2017.
You can read both memos released by Grassley below:
1023s_obtained_by_chairman_grassley.pdf
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Another whistleblower who was ignored – Andrii Telizhenko
Andrii Telizhenko worked at the Ukrainian embassy in DC. When he saw Biden corruption and Ukrainian interference in the US presidential race, he came forward and blew the whistle. For that, he was punished by Pompeo and Mnuchin, who falsely accused him of spreading Russian… https://t.co/7uZtAbGmMQ
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) October 3, 2025
Thank you @HansMahncke. Not only I spoke out then publicly and to the US Senate @SenRonJohnson @ChuckGrassley
on Hunter Biden but also spoke on this issue of the Biden’s to the @FBI numerous times through out 2019.— Andrii Telizhenko (@TelizhenkoAndy) October 3, 2025
Also if someone would be interested adding a subpoena given to me by the @FEC where I testified under oath. There was a big investigation at the FEC into DNC and the RussiaHoax which was closed down after my sanctions. pic.twitter.com/I2K4NVkZKN
— Andrii Telizhenko (@TelizhenkoAndy) October 3, 2025
The first meeting was with @FBI in the beginning of 2019 at Conrad Hotel, Washington DC
Second meeting was at Residence Inn by Marriott Washington DC, DuPont
Third meeting was in NY at the Plaza Athenee if not mistaken the fourth meeting at Pennsylvania Hotel during Sept 2019— Andrii Telizhenko (@TelizhenkoAndy) October 3, 2025
Andrii Telizhenko went out on a limb to help the United States and got his life wrecked as a result.
Biden loyalists at Treasury falsely labeled him a Russian agent and Trump45 State Dept sanctioned him in last days of administration.
It’s a scandal that must be fixed.
— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) October 4, 2025
Former Ukrainian government official and diplomat Andrii Telizhenko joins Aaron Maté to discuss how, in his view, powerful US figures including Joe Biden have used Ukraine for personal corruption and the geopolitical aim of bleeding Russia — all to the detriment of Ukrainians.
Telizhenko worked for the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office in Kyiv before moving to Ukraine’s US Embassy in 2015. He went on to work for Blue Star Strategies, a Democrat-run lobbying firm that represented Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company that appointed Biden’s son Hunter to a lucrative board seat.
Telizhenko, who cooperated with Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up information about the Bidens’ alleged corruption in Ukraine, has been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for “having directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise been complicit in foreign influence in a United States election.”