Former FBI officials charged in connection with Hunter Biden laptop probe
Lawyers for two accused officials say Department of Justice seeking to revive scandal in the run-up to midterm vote.
Two former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have been charged in connection with a 2020 probe into a laptop belonging to former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
The former officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, were charged with lying to Congress. They made their first court appearance in Washington, DC, on Friday.
Lawyers for the officials accused the Department of Justice of filing the charges to revive the salacious saga just days before the November 3 midterm vote, in which Republicans face an uphill battle against Democrats to maintain control of Congress.
The existence of the laptop became known in October of 2020, just weeks before Biden and Trump faced off in a presidential election.