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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Ex-FBI Officials With Lying to Congress

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. prosecutors charged former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides with lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop.
DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the charges in a social-media post on Friday, October 23, 2026.
Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui presided over their first appearance and called the charge rare.
Defense attorneys claim the charges, filed less than two weeks before the midterm election, are politically motivated.

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U.S. prosecutors charged former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides with lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop.
DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the charges in a social-media post on Friday, October 23, 2026.
Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui presided over their first appearance and called the charge rare.
Defense attorneys claim the charges, filed less than two weeks before the midterm election, are politically motivated.