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Former FBI officials charged with lying to Congress

Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides each face one count and made a first court appearance Friday morning in Washington; the charges land less than two weeks before Election Day.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo former FBI officials surrendered this morning after being charged with lying to Congress about the bureau's Hunter Biden investigations.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNikki Floris is forty-six and Bradley Benavides is fifty-six, and each faces one count.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorU. S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says one of them told Congress she learned about the investigation from Wikipedia, and prosecutors say the evidence contradicts it.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFloris's lawyers call the charges nonsense, based on politicians and not the facts. A lawyer for Benavides could not be reached.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe charges come less than two weeks before Election Day, CNN notes.

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