Biden didn't want intel disseminated showing Ukrainian concerns over family's 'corrupt' business ties: records
Ratcliffe declassified an intel report revealing Ukrainian officials viewed Biden family business deals 'as evidence of a double-standard within the United States Government towards matters of corruption and political power'
By Brooke Singman Fox News
Published October 7, 2025 8:00am EDT | Updated October 7, 2025 8:35am EDT
Then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 told the CIA he would "strongly prefer" an intelligence report documenting Ukrainian officials’ concerns with his family’s ties to "corrupt" business deals in the country "not be disseminated" — and so it wasn’t, according to a newly declassified email and records made public by the agency.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe declassified the heavily redacted records, which he said he believes is an example of "politicization of intelligence."
Fox News Digital obtained the declassified documents, which were discovered during a CIA review of historical agency records.
A senior CIA official briefed Fox News Digital on the declassified documents and intelligence report, stating that the intelligence was discovered along with an email showing that Biden "expressed a preference to not share the report."
Representatives for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
CIA officials discovered and declassified an email dated February 10, 2016, with the subject line stating: "RE: OVP query regarding draft [REDACTED]." The email was sent to the CIA.
The classification of the email was listed, and crossed out, as "SECRET."
"Good morning, I just spoke with VP/ NSA and he would strongly prefer the report not/not be disseminated. Thanks for understanding," the email states, signed by a redacted name, but with the title of "PDB Briefer."
The "PDB" is the presidential daily brief.
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