Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who specialised in foreign election interference, surrendered to authorities on Friday and made their first appearances in federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
\n\nTwo former FBI intelligence officials have been charged with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 US presidential election, according to the Associated Press.
\n\nNikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who specialised in foreign election interference, surrendered to authorities on Friday and made their first appearances in federal court in Washington.
\n\nThe charges mark the latest development in the politically contentious investigation surrounding the laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, the son of former US President Joe Biden. The laptop became a major political flashpoint in the run-up to the 2020 election, with disputes over its contents and the handling of information related to it drawing scrutiny from political figures and federal investigators.
\n\nFloris’s attorneys strongly rejected the allegations, describing her as a dedicated public servant who had spent nearly two decades working as an FBI intelligence officer. They argued that the case was politically motivated and questioned the basis on which prosecutors had brought the charges.
\n\n“Nikki Floris is a…
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