Two former FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation
Former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides surrendered and appeared in federal court in Washington Friday, each facing one count of making a false statement to Congress, prosecutors allege. The charges concern 2023 testimony about the Hunter Biden investigation and laptop. They are due back Tuesday.
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The Justice Department has charged former senior FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides with making false statements to Congress about their work on investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden. Each faces one count, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Washington. The complaint alleges that, in 2023 testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, Floris and Benavides minimized their knowledge of the investigation and Biden’s laptop. Reuters reports it also alleges they had contact with the investigative team in 2020 and participated in the FBI’s response to public reporting about the laptop. The two had worked on the bureau’s now-dissolved Foreign Influence Task Force, Politico reported. They surrendered and appeared in court Friday and are due back Tuesday.
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- Politico — DOJ charges 2 former FBI officials with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden probe - POLITICO
- Reuters — Ex-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden probes | Reuters
- The New York Times — Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden - The New York Times
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All three report that two former FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress about their work or knowledge related to the Hunter Biden investigation and laptop. The reports were published on October 23, within about 24 hours of the nominated claim.