# Judge criticizes Justice Department's handling of ex-FBI officials' charges over Hunter Biden investigation — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:the-hill)  published 2026-10-27 22:24 ingested 2026-10-28 02:52

[original source ↗](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6176490-judge-criticizes-doj-hunter-biden-fbi-case/)

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A federal magistrate judge criticized the Justice Department (DOJ) during a lengthy hearing on Tuesday for attempting to tack on new charges overnight in a case against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about their knowledge regarding the federal investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop ahead of the 2020 election. "Why today on...
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