# Judge tosses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden investigation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-tosses-case-against-ex-fbi-officials-accused-of-lying-to-congress-about-hunter-biden-investigation/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:35:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-tosses-case-against-ex-fbi-officials-accused-lying-congress-hunter-biden-investigation
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- A judge dismissed the complaint against two former FBI officials.
- Prosecutors had accused them of lying to Congress in 2023.
- The judge criticised the case’s handling and described it as weaponisation.

## Summary

The criminal complaint against former FBI officials Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides has been dismissed, with Judge Zia Faruqui accusing prosecutors of weaponising the justice system. His ruling follows criticism of how the Justice Department brought and handled the case.

Prosecutors alleged the pair lied in 2023 congressional interviews about their knowledge of Hunter Biden’s laptop and related FBI investigations, claims they said were contradicted by internal communications and witness accounts. Faruqui questioned why prosecutors used a criminal complaint instead of seeking a grand jury indictment and struck a revised filing that sought to add an obstruction charge without his approval.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Judge tosses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden investigation](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-tosses-case-against-ex-fbi-officials-accused-lying-congress-hunter-biden-investigation)
- [NPR: Judge accuses DOJ of 'weaponization,' tosses case against ex-FBI officials](https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/g-s1-151242/judge-tosses-case-fbi-officials-hunter-biden)

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