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JUDGE DISMISSES COMPLAINT AGAINST FORMER FBI OFFICIALS IN HUNTER BIDEN CASE

November 2, 2026

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington; file photograph.

WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate judge dismissed a criminal complaint Monday against former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, who were accused of misleading Congress about Hunter Biden.

Judge Zia Faruqui said the investigation was rushed and the complaint failed to establish probable cause, sharply criticizing the prosecution’s timing before the midterms.

The dismissal is not necessarily the end of the matter: prosecutors can still seek an indictment.

The ruling addresses this complaint’s adequacy, rather than resolving every dispute surrounding the earlier Hunter Biden investigations.