Two Former Senior FBI Officials Charged with Lying to Congress About the Hunter Biden Investigations
Status: Alleged. These are allegations. Neither has been convicted. Their lawyers call the charges political.
What happened
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. charged Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides with making false statements to Congress. Each faces one count.
Prosecutors say that when the House Judiciary Committee questioned them in 2023, both denied any involvement in the Hunter Biden investigations, and that those denials were false.
Who they are
Both held senior posts on the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, which handled foreign influence threats.
The defense
Defense lawyers say the case is politically motivated.
Sources
- DOJ, U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. www.justice.gov
- CBS News www.cbsnews.com
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