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Judge who apologized to accused would-be Trump assassin lights up DOJ in Hunter Biden FBI case
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui dismissed obstruction charges against two former FBI officials after the Department of Justice filed unsigned complaints at midnight. The judge had previously apologized to a defendant in an attempted assassination case involving a former president. Faruqui's dismissal came after prosecutors failed to meet filing requirements for the charges.
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