Former FBI Officials Charged With Lying About Hunter Biden Case

Daily Wire · CNN, CNN and The Independent report that the Justice Department has charged two former FBI intelligence officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, with making a false statement to Congress. The case centers on whether the bureau's now-dissolved Foreign Influence Task Force played a part in Hunter Biden investigations, and it lands less than two weeks before Election Day.

The accusations concern testimony given to the House Judiciary Committee in 2023. FBI Director Kash Patel said both told lawmakers the task force had no role, a claim he says documents, contemporaneous communications and witnesses contradict. The Daily Wire adds that Floris appeared on July 19 and Benavides on September 28, and that prosecutors cite Benavides saying he first learned the FBI held Hunter Biden's laptop from Wikipedia. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said no one is above the law.

Floris's lawyers call the case politically driven and say she is a patriot. CNN reports that Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui called the charge rare, noting it came by complaint rather than a grand jury. Both defendants remain free, with a hearing set for Tuesday.

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