Judge berates DOJ attorney in court over new charge filed against former FBI officials
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- NBC News reports: “The judge tossed a new obstruction charge against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides and told the Justice Department attorney that “everything is a sideshow on top of a sideshow” in this case.”
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