US prosecutors add obstruction charges against two ex-FBI officials
The gist
Federal prosecutors filed a superseding complaint against ex-FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides on Oct 27, 2026.
The case targets a since-disbanded foreign-influence task force and lands days before midterms.
How it unfolded
- 2020 -08FBI officials briefed Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson as the lawmakers investigated Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine; news of the briefing leaked and the senators lashed out at the FBI.
- Feb 2025The FBI task force was disbanded by then-Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Oct 26, 2026Newly unsealed court documents revealed the Justice Department's attempt to prosecute James Comey over a decade-old leak of classified information.