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October 23, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Two weeks before the midterm elections, new charges are being brought by the Department of Justice against two former FBI officials for allegedly lying to Congress as part of a probe that focused on whether FBI investigators sought to minimize allegations of Biden family corruption and evidence of Hunter Biden’s laptop, two people briefed on the investigation said. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz reports.

Former FBI officials charged with allegedly lying in Hunter Biden laptop probe | CNN Politics

Two weeks before the midterm elections, new charges are being brought by the Department of Justice against two former FBI officials for allegedly lying to Congress as part of a probe that focused on whether FBI investigators sought to minimize allegations of Biden family corruption and evidence of Hunter Biden’s laptop, two people briefed on the investigation said. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz reports.

Two weeks before the midterm elections, new charges are being brought by the Department of Justice against two former FBI officials for allegedly lying to Congress as part of a probe that focused on whether FBI investigators sought to minimize allegations of Biden family corruption and evidence of Hunter Biden’s laptop, two people briefed on the investigation said. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz reports.

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