WASHINGTON - Two ex-FBI officials were charged Friday for lying to Congress that they had little involvement in investigations into Hunter Biden -- despite  helping shape the public narrative  around the troubled first son's laptop, according to federal authorities.

The former senior bureau officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, self-surrendered and are facing charges based on a probe into their work on FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) during the 2020 election, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro and FBI Director Kash Patel announced.

The two are also accused by a current FBI employee of concealing from Congress their relationships with federal investigators and prosecutors close to the Hunter Biden probes while serving on the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF).

8 Ex-FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides were charged with lying to Congress about their involvement in the bureau's investigation into former first son Hunter Biden. Obtained by NY Post

8 Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism at the FBI Nikki Floris testifying before Congress on Oct. 22, 2019. AP

8 Ex-FBI agent Bradley Benavides seen in a LinkedIn photo. Linkedin

The two-way information sharing was additionally laid bare in  briefings, emails, instant messages, and meetings  recounted in the affidavit filed in DC federal court.

But asked by members of the House Judiciary Committee in a July 19, 2023, transcribed interview whether she had  any involvement in the Hunter Biden investigation,  Floris testified:  I did not. 

 Was there ever a discussion at the FITF about Hunter Biden?  asked a Judiciary panel member.

8 Floris and Benavides are responsible for  helping shape the narrative  about Hunter Biden's infamous laptop, according to DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Obtained by NY Post

 No. At least not with me,  answered Floris.  And again, there's a whole team below me, so whether or not conversations happened, I don't know, but I personally did not have any conversations. 

 I don't have any knowledge of said laptop,  she also testified when pressed about Hunter Biden's personal compu
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