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Ex-FBI officials face charges in Hunter Biden laptop probe days before midterms: report

Two former senior FBI officials have been taken into custody on charges of lying to Congress about the bureau’s investigations into Hunter Biden, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides led the now-dissolved FBI Foreign Influence Task Force. Floris was a deputy assistant director from mid-2019 to mid-2022, and…

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Raw Story· Oct 23, 3:10 PMEx-FBI officials face charges in Hunter Biden laptop probe days before midterms: report

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