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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s team acknowledged screwup in case against former FBI officials

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WASHINGTON — A top aide to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said in a phone call Monday night that prosecutors had made a “f---up” in a high-profile criminal case against two former FBI officials , an agent who’s been investigating the case testified Thursday.

The former officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, were initially charged last week with making false statements to Congress about their level of knowledge about an investigation of Hunter Biden’s laptop.

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