Patel alleges that records contradict the former officials' testimony
Kash PatelFBI director
Patel says Floris and Benavides both testified that the task force was not involved in the Hunter Biden investigations, and that documentary evidence, communications and witness accounts contradict that testimony.
“Documentary evidence, contemporaneous communications, and witness accounts contradict their testimony”
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DOJ accuses Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides of lying; their lawyers reject the charges
DOJ alleges that former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides gave knowingly false, material answers in 2023 House Judiciary Committee interviews about their awareness of and involvement in Hunter Biden investigations. Their lawyers reject the accusations. The charges were brought by criminal complaint, not a grand-jury indictment.
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Patel's account of documentary contradictions is an allegation, not a finding of guilt.
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Patel says Floris led the task force as deputy assistant director from mid-2019 through mid-2022 and that Benavides was its section chief through the 2020 election.
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Floris's attorney says the Justice Department charged her on the say-so of politicians, not on the facts.
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The reference point is the alleged knowing and material false testimony. Patel accuses the former officials of giving answers contradicted by the records.
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