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  "id": 17821176,
  "title": "Federal judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Biden laptop probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/federal-judge-dismisses-case-against-ex-fbi-officials-accused-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6188867-ex-fbi-nikki-floris-bradley-benavides-charges-dropped/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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...",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Case dismissed against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/case-dismissed-against-2-ex-fbi-officials-in-hunter-biden-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:22:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Judge dismisses charges against ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden, citing 'weaponization'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/judge-dismisses-charges-against-ex-fbi-agents-accused-of-lying-about",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:38:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Judge tosses case against two officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/judge-tosses-case-against-two-officials-accused-of-lying-about-hunter",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents involved in Hunter Biden case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/judge-dismisses-charges-against-fbi-agents-involved-in-hunter-biden",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:10:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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