Two former FBI officials have been charged with making false statements to Congress regarding their roles in the agency’s 2019–2020 investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop. The pair, who worked within the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force during that period, were arrested Friday following an announcement by the FBI director. The allegations stem from their alleged misrepresentations about their involvement in the probe, raising questions about transparency in high-profile investigations. Authorities have yet to detail the full scope of their alleged deception.
Two former FBI officials are facing charges for lying to Congress about their involvement in the agency’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop. Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who worked in the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) in 2019 and 2020, were taken into custody Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on...