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2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden laptop probe
Two former FBI officials surrendered on arrest warrants charging them with lying to Congress about an investigation involving Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Report an issue- Two former FBI officials surrendered on arrest warrants charging them with lying to Congress about an investigation involving Hunter Biden's laptop.
- Two ex-FBI officials were charged Friday for lying to Congress that they had little involvement in investigations into Hunter Biden.
Confirmed
- FBI agents surrender on charges they lied to Congress about Hunter Biden probeEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- 2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptopEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference have been charged with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential electionEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Two ex-FBI officials charged with lying about investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptopEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Contents of laptop of Joe Biden’s son were part of a bizarre saga in the final weeks of 2020 presidential election Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged on Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides surrendered on Friday and made their first appearance in federal court in Washington DC. FEvidence: UPI, ABC News
- Ex-FBI employees charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden inquiriesEvidence: UPI, ABC News
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Timeline
- 012 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden laptop probe
Two former FBI agents have each been charged with one count of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden's laptop.
Oct 23, 2026Multiple outlets reported the same developmentEvidence: UPI, ABC News, The Guardian US - 02DOJ charges former top FBI officials who were frequent targets of Trump allies
Two former FBI officials who have come under withering criticism from allies of President Donald Trump over their intelligence work during the 2020 presidential election have been charged with allegedly lying to Congress.
Oct 23, 2026The Guardian USEvidence: The Guardian US, NPR
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Evidence: ABC News, The Guardian US