Jim Jordan Probing if US Intel Community Helped Obstruct Congressional Hunter Biden Investigation

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Republican speaker designee, watches as the House votes for a third time on whether to elevate Jordan to speaker of the House, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 20, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is investigating whether members of the U.S. intelligence community obstructed congressional investigations into President Joe Biden and his family.

Mr. Jordan’s inquiry specifically pertains to an Aug. 6, 2020 “defensive” briefing the FBI held for Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). At the time of the briefing, the pair of Republican senators were actively investigating the business dealings of then-candidate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Then-FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Nikki Floris and then-FBI Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) Section Chief Bradley Benavides provided the controversial briefing.