Ex-FBI employees charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden inquiries
Two former FBI employees have been charged with making false statements to Congress regarding their involvement in investigations into Hunter Biden. The charges stem from testimony provided in 2023 concerning the handling of Hunter Biden's laptop.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing political scrutiny of the FBI's internal processes and the intersection of federal law enforcement with high-profile political investigations.
The Justice Department has charged two former FBI employees with making false statements to Congress in connection with the bureau's investigations into Hunter Biden.
Bradley Benavides, 56, and Nikki Floris, 46, each face a single criminal count stemming from testimony before lawmakers in 2023. They were charged by complaint, which means prosecutors have yet to secure an indictment from a grand jury.
The laptop of Hunter Biden, former President Joe Biden's son, was the subject of intense scrutiny after The New York Post reported weeks before the 2020 presidential election that the device was abandoned at a Delaware repair shop in 2019, and then obtained by President Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Republicans have long accused the FBI of mishandling the laptop and the investigations into the younger Biden. Hunter Biden was convicted of federal gun charges and later pleaded guilty to separate tax offenses.
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