Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe
Topics: Joe Biden
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “case”, “Hunter”, “ex-fbi”, “Biden”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “question” and “Lawyers”; ABC News uses “laptop” and “court”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Defense attorneys for two former FBI counterintelligence officials accused of lying to Congress raised doubts about the strength of the evidence and the motives behind the charges.”
- ABC News reports: “A federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their partici…”
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- CBS News: Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe
- ABC News: Ex-FBI officials due back in court in Hunter Biden laptop case
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