Judge throws out Trump's DOJ case against former FBI officials, calling it weaponization
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Source report: 2026-11-02 · Event: 2026-11-02
Read original story ↗Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui dismissed the criminal complaint against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides on November2, finding prosecutors had not established probable cause that they knowingly lied to Congress about Hunter Biden. He criticized the investigation as rushed and politically driven. The dismissal ends this complaint; prosecutors could still seek a grand-jury indictment.
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