Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden NYT - Home Page By: Alan FeuerοΌ Charlie Savage and Zach Montague 23 October 2026 at 20:19 The charges intensified the administrationβs efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine. Β© Erin Schaff/The New York TimesThe two officials served on the F.B.I.βs Foreign Influence Task Force, a group created after Russia interfered in the 2016 election.