# Two former FBI officials charged with allegedly lying about Hunter Biden probe: DOJ

https://mins.news/en/item/113035

- CNBC, 2026-10-23 15:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/fbi-hunter-biden-criminal-charges.html

> The Justice Department charged two former FBI officials with allegedly lying about the Hunter Biden investigation. Attorneys for one of them criticized the Trump administration for bringing what they called “nonsense charges” just before the midterm election.

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