Ex-FBI employees charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden inquiries

The US Department of Justice has charged two former FBI employees with lying to Congress about their handling of the laptop of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. The charges were announced on October 23, 2023, by the Justice Department.

The two former FBI employees, Stephen K. Bowles and Brian Magarian, were accused of making false statements to Congress about their actions related to the laptop.

The laptop, which was seized by the FBI in 2019, was at the center of Republican-led investigations into Hunter Biden's business dealings. According to the indictment, Bowles and Magarian allegedly lied about their involvement in the investigation and their knowledge of the laptop's contents.

The indictment alleges that they made false statements to Congress in 2020 and 2021. The charges were announced by the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, which investigates cases involving public corruption and dishonesty.

The indictment was unsealed on October 23, 2023, and the two men were charged with two counts of making false statements to Congress. The FBI's handling of the laptop and the investigations into Hunter Biden's business dealings have been a contentious issue for years.

Republicans have long accused the FBI of mishandling the laptop and the investigations, while Democrats have defended the agency's actions. The indictment does not address the content of the laptop's contents, but rather focuses on the actions of the two former FBI employees.

The investigation into the laptop's contents is ongoing, and it is unclear whether the charges announced on October 23, 2023, will impact the investigation. The charges against Bowles and Magarian are the latest development in a long-running controversy surrounding the FBI's handling of the laptop and the investigations into Hunter Biden's business dealings.

The controversy has sparked intense debate and scrutiny of the FBI's actions.