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Judge tosses DOJ case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe: Reports

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Judge Zia Faruqui suggested the prosecution of ex-officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides was rushed to come out ahead of the midterm election.

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Both outlets center on the dismissal of the case against former FBI officials, and both frame the allegations as tied to the Hunter Biden laptop or investigation. The Hill uses the broader “Biden laptop probe” framing and says a federal judge dismissed the case, while Fox News foregrounds that the officials were accused of lying to Congress. Only The Hill’s extract adds that Judge Zia Faruqui is a magistrate judge sitting on the federal bench in D.C.

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