Judge accuses DOJ of 'weaponization,' tosses case against ex-FBI officials
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- NPR reports: “The judge said he was "deeply troubled" by the mistakes and rushed nature of the case over the FBI's Hunter Biden probes — one of several politically charged DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.”
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