DOJ charges two ex‑FBI officials over Hunter Biden laptop testimony

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The Justice Department charged two former FBI employees, Bradley Benavides and Nikki Floris, with making false statements to Congress about the bureau's investigations into Hunter Biden and his laptop. Both held senior roles on the FBI's now defunct Foreign Influence Task Force; they turned themselves in and made an initial court appearance Friday in Washington, D.C. Prosecutors filed criminal complaints rather than seeking grand jury indictments, and Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui noted the defendants' "sparkling backgrounds" and said charging them for conduct that is "quite old" is unusual. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said the pair "allegedly lied to Congress" and accused one of claiming to have learned about the matter from Wikipedia despite evidence of their involvement. Floris's attorneys called her a "patriot" and said the DOJ's charges were false and politically timed on the eve of an election. Benavides and Floris are due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.

Mickey Kuhns

@mickeykuhns.bsky.social

You know it’s election time because Hunter’s laptop is back. Fucking idiots. nypost.com/2026/10/23/u...

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johnwthompson.bsky.social2

SHOW ME THE LAPTOP!! There is no laptop.

kingbb.bsky.social2

You know it's election time because nazi president proposed a bailout for farmers!

joyeta.bsky.social1

2 FBI Didn't cover up anything. They ID & Confirmed it was Hunter that he took it to Repair. The Shop Guy Notified Rudy Giuliani & the lies & Get Hunter from Trump, he wanted to get Hunter into a Jail Cell so Bill Barr could did what he arranged for Epstein a Serial Killer COP in the same Cell!

Aldo "Antifa"1

These people have done so much worse and yet they think they will be untouchable when the party ends and it WILL end . . .

flintstone-56.bsky.social1

they keep replaying their "hits" like faded rockers showing up at a casino on the edge of town.

Douglas Montgomery1

Which ties in with Trump‘s impeachment over his attempts to coerce Ukraine into fabricating dirt to help Trump‘s election campaign. Every old grievance they stir up like this just highlights the Trump filth.

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jeanie31199.bsky.social2

“NY Post” s/b investigated for posing as a news source, pretending to have any credibility.

Jose Pagliery

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News broke earlier today that two former FBI agents were charged with lying to Congress. But there's a whole backstory here about Republicans settling a score over Hunter Biden's laptop. Yes, that again. www.washingtonsun.com/legal/two-ex...

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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice

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2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop abcnews.com/Politics/wir...

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skippyoz

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Ex-FBI officials charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden laptop probe www.courthousenews.com/ex-fbi-offic...

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Wallachia rides again

@jmwallach.bsky.social

Regardless of the merits of these particular cases I don't think making cases of lies to Congress related to knowledge of investigations by FBI officials is a great idea for the current FBI leadership.

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does.

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Neither has been indicted by a grand jury. Attorneys for Floris said DOJ “has accused her falsely of a crime on the say-so of politicians.” An attorney for Benavides urged the court to hold a hearing next week on whether prosecutors had enough evidence to charge the “2 lifetime public servants.”

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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 and his laptop ahead of the 2020 presidential election. www.npr.org/2026/10/23/g...

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A Dandelion

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'Former FBI officials charged in Hunter Biden laptop probe' 🎥 KGW News (10/23/26) 🔗 youtube.com/shorts/n-AC4...

Charges are being brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against two former FBI officials for allegedly lying to Congress.

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Roman Smith

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On This Day (Oct 23) in 2026 (11/24) ==================== DOJ, p2 - Nikki Cole Floris + Bradley Benavides: former FBI agents - testified, re 'Hunter Biden laptop' case - gave defensive briefings to Chuck Grassley + Ron Johnson - charged w/ lying to Congress - DOJ very active w/ Dem buzzwords

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progsrock

@progsrock.bsky.social

“Nonsense”: Trump DOJ Charges Former FBI Officials Over Hunter Biden The two officials are accused of lying to Congress about the investigation into Biden’s laptop. newrepublic.com/post/217067/...

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Sherry

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2 former FBI officials face up to 5 years in prison Neither indicted by grand jury The charges are the latest example of Trump administration wielding its authority against law enforcement officials who have drawn criticism from the president or his allies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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In a statement on X, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, said Floris and Benavides "allegedly lied to Congress about their roles in the FBI's Hunter Biden investigations, with one claiming they only learned about it from Wikipedia... www.npr.org/2026/10/23/g...

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Tod Jones

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Trump and his family garner military contracts worth billions of $$$ with the US through nepotism. *crickets* "Hunter Biden's laptop!" “Nonsense”: Trump DOJ Charges Former FBI Officials Over Hunter Biden newrepublic.com/post/217067/... via @newrepublic.com

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