Kash Patel
Role at the time: FBI director
Condemned
Statement summary
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”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Patel describes evidence against Floris and BenavidesOriginal report quoting Patel
Patel's account of documentary contradictions is an allegation, not a finding of guilt.
Why we used this label
The reference point is the alleged knowing and material false testimony. Patel accuses the former officials of giving answers contradicted by the records.