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Judge tosses case against two officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden

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  1. Confermata Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui dismissed criminal charges against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides on Monday.

    IA Multiple outlets report that Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui dismissed the charges against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, which matches the core of the claim. The results do not explicitly say 'Monday' in the snippets, but the Washington Post URL is dated 2026/11/02, which falls on a Monday, so the day is consistent with the claim.

  2. Confermata Judge Zia Faruqui said prosecutors failed to show probable cause that Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides had knowingly made false statements.

    IA Several results report that Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui found the Justice Department failed to show probable cause that Floris and Benavides made false statements to the House Judiciary Committee. CNBC specifically says the government failed to present evidence that the statements were knowingly false, which matches the claim's 'knowingly' element. The results do not address the exact wording of the 'knowingly' point beyond CNBC's report.

  3. Confermata Federal prosecutors in Washington DC charged Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides last month with making false statements to members of Congress in 2023 while testifying to the House judiciary committee.

    IA The DOJ press release (USAO-DC) and multiple news reports confirm that the Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office charged Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides with false statements to the House Judiciary Committee over their 2023 testimony. Roll Call's November 2026 report says the charges were unveiled 'last month,' matching the claim's timing, and a later judge's dismissal of the case does not undo the fact that the charges were filed.

  4. Confermata Floris and Benavides served on an FBI taskforce that examined potential foreign influence in American politics.

    IA Multiple results state that Floris and Benavides were members or leaders of the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, which aimed to limit foreign attempts (e.g., by Russia and China) to sway elections, matching the claim's core. The results do not detail the exact scope of their role beyond supervising or leading it, but this does not conflict with the claim.

  5. Confermata The FBI foreign influence taskforce was initially formed after the 2016 presidential election.

    IA The OIG report excerpt states that the FBI created the Foreign Influence Task Force in 2017, as a direct result of Russia's malign influence during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which is consistent with the claim that it was formed after the 2016 election. The other results do not address the formation date.

  6. Confermata Judge Zia Faruqui said: "What has transpired here cannot be described as anything other than weaponization."

    IA The first result directly quotes U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui saying, "What has transpired here cannot be described as anything other than weaponization," in a ruling dismissing the case against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides. The second result independently reports him calling out DOJ for "weaponization" in the same hearing, though it does not give the exact quote.

  7. Confermata Judge Zia Faruqui said some of the former officials' statements were not actually false and others could be attributed to honest mistakes of memory.

    IA Results 1 and 2 both state that Judge Zia Faruqui found some of the former officials' statements were not actually false and others could be attributed to "honest mistakes of memory," which matches the claim. Both appear to repeat the same underlying report (likely Reuters), so they are not independent confirmations.

  8. Confermata An FBI agent testified last week that the probe into Floris and Benavides began with Trump's primetime address in July on election security.

    IA Several results report that an FBI agent testified the probe into Floris and Benavides began after Trump's July primetime address on election security, and WBAL attributes this to the agent directly. The results differ on timing (WBAL says hours after the speech, NPR says the day after), which does not affect the core claim. Results 1 and 2 appear to repeat the same underlying report.

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