2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden laptop probe
Topics: Joe Biden
5 outlets (CBS News, WSJ, ABC News, NPR and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 5 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Hunter”, “Biden”, “charged”, “laptop”. Distinct wording: WSJ uses “investigations” and “involvement”; ABC News uses “statements” and “making”; NPR uses “inquiries”; Fox News uses “testimony” and “scrutiny”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Two former FBI agents have each been charged with one count of lying to Congress about the investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop.”
- WSJ reports: “Federal criminal case focuses on testimony about the defendants’ role in investigations into the former president’s son.”
- ABC News reports: “Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference have been charged with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’…”
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- CBS News: 2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden laptop probe
- WSJ: The Justice Department charged two former FBI employees with allegedly lying to Congress about their involvement in investigations of former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and his laptop
- ABC News: 2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptop
- NPR: Ex-FBI employees charged with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden inquiries
- Fox News: Ex-FBI officials arrested in Hunter Biden laptop probe as testimony comes under scrutiny
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