The FBI agent who recently left the bureau following whistleblower allegations that he shut down key details about the Hunter Biden investigation must testify, House Republicans have demanded.
Timothy Thibault, the former FBI assistant special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office, closed up a line of inquiry into now-President Joe Biden’s son in October 2020 despite some of the evidence being known to be true at the time, according to whistleblower allegations. Now, Republicans in the House and Senate are calling for Thibault to speak with them.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Thibault telling him to contact the committee to schedule a transcribed interview by Oct. 7.
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“Whistleblowers have come to Congress alleging that you were part of a scheme to undermine and discredit allegations of criminal wrongdoing by members of the Biden family,” Jordan and his colleagues told Thibault. “Accordingly, we believe that you possess information relating to our investigation and we request your assistance with our inquiry.”
The Republicans told the former FBI official that “this letter serves as a formal request to preserve all existing and future records and materials in your possession relating to the topics addressed in this letter” and that the preservation request relates to “all electronic messages sent using your official and personal accounts or devices.”
Thibault left the FBI last month. His lawyers released a statement at the time, saying he “was not fired, not forced to retire, and not asked to retire.”
“There have also been allegations that Mr. Thibault took certain actions in investigations for partisan political reasons,” Thibault’s attorneys said. “Mr. Thibault welcomes any investigation of these false allegations, regardless of his retirement. He firmly believes that any investigation will conclude his supervision, leadership, and decision-making were not impacted by political bias or partisanship of any kind.”
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Thibault’s lawyer added, “To further set the record straight … Mr. Thibault did not supervise the investigation of Hunter Biden. … In particular, Mr. Thibault was not involved in any decisions related to any laptop that may be at issue in that investigation, and he did not seek to close the investigation.”
The push to get Thibault to testify comes as Republicans call on Attorney General Merrick Garland to grant special counsel protections and authorities to the U.S. attorney running the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.
