DOJ accuses ex-FBI officials of lying about Hunter Biden probe

The Justice Department alleged that two ex-FBI officials lied to Congress about the bureau's investigations into Hunter Biden, according to a complaint unveiled Friday.The big picture: Republicans in Congress have continued to question the government's handling of probes into the former president's son, who was ultimately convicted of federal gun charges and pleaded guilty to tax offenses.President Biden later pardoned his son.Driving the news: Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, former officials in the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, surrendered Friday morning, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said in a social media post."Nikki Floris is a patriot," her attorneys said in a statement. "She served our nation as a dedicated FBI intelligence officer for nearly 20 years. Yet today, the DOJ has accused her falsely of a crime on the say-so of politicians, not on the facts.""It's no coincidence the government is filing these nonsense charges now, years later, on the eve of an election," they added.An attorney listed for Benavides did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.What's inside: The statement of facts unsealed in federal court Friday alleges that Floris, wh…

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