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Ex-FBI agents fighting charges accusing them of lying about Hunter Biden probe

Attorneys for two former FBI agents charged with lying to Congress about past probes of Hunter Biden are back in court seeking to have the case dismissed.

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The unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint comes just hours before the defendants were due to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. for a preliminary hearing.

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Former FBI officials charged over statements about Hunter Biden laptop investigation

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Former FBI intelligence officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are fighting charges that they lied to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation; prosecutors filed an unsigned, unsworn superseding complaint shortly before a scheduled preliminary hearing, and their attorneys are in court seeking dismissal.

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Defense attorneys for former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are seeking dismissal of charges they lied to Congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation, after prosecutors filed an unsigned, unsworn superseding complaint before a scheduled preliminary hearing.

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Ex-FBI agents fighting charges accusing them of lying about Hunter Biden probe

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New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

The unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint comes just hours before the defendants were due to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C. for a preliminary hearing.

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