Sunday, October 25, 2026 - Two former senior FBI officials have been charged with lying
to Congress about their roles in matters involving Hunter Biden’s laptop during
the 2020 election, according to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Pirro announced on X that Nikki Floris, 46, and Bradley
Benavides, 56, surrendered on arrest warrants on Friday, October 23, She said
the charges concerned their accounts of their work on the FBI’s Foreign
Influence Task Force.
According to Pirro, one of the former officials told
Congress they had learned about the laptop inquiry through Wikipedia.
Prosecutors allege that evidence instead showed involvement in shaping the
public narrative surrounding the laptop before the 2020 election. Floris and
Benavides each face one count of lying to Congress. They made their initial
court appearances on Friday and are scheduled to return for a hearing on
Tuesday, October 27.
Lawyers representing Floris denied wrongdoing, describing their client as a “patriot” who was being falsely accused “on the say-so of politicians.” The charges were announced shortly before the 2026 midterm elections. The allegations have yet to be proven in court.
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