Federal judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Biden laptop probe

A federal judge on Monday dismissed charges against two former FBI officials who were accused of lying to Congress about their involvement in the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop.

Judge Zia Faruqui, a magistrate judge who sits on the federal bench in D.C., found no probable cause to support charges against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who were accused of making false statements during interviews with the House Judiciary Committee in 2023.  

“There is no denying this investigation was rushed,” Faruqui said during a roughly hourlong hearing, later adding that it “cannot be described as anything other than weaponization” of the Justice Department. 

Prosecutors alleged that Floris and Benavides,........

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