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Two former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden investigations

Two former senior FBI officials were charged Friday with making false statements to Congress about their roles in investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.

Nikki Floris, 46, a former intelligence analyst in charge at the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Bradley Benavides, 56, a former deputy assistant director in the bureau’s Counterintelligence Division, each face one count of lying to Congress. They surrendered and made their first appearances in federal court in Washington, D.C.

The charges concern testimony the two gave separately to the House Judiciary Committee in 2023 about the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, where both had worked during the 2020 election. According to an FBI affidavit, Floris and Benavides denied awareness of or involvement in investigations related to Hunter Biden. Prosecutors allege emails, messages, briefings and …

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