Judge accuses DOJ of 'weaponization,' tosses case against ex-FBI officials

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x5504+0+0/resize/8256x5504!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2Fcb%2F16f82eca423aa567a3f7b440f7ae%2Fgettyimages-2185699833.jpg' alt='Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui speaks before a debate at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. in November 2024.'/><p>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.</p><p>(Image credit: Craig Hudson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-151242' />