🗞️ Story file #1077
Federal judge blocks new charges against Ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
Oct 28, 2 PM ET to Oct 28, 7 PM ET
- 11outlets carried it
- 🫏5 · 1 · 5🐘left · center · right
- 5 hourson the front pages
- 8front pages at once, at its peak
- 2 of 2parts of a saga
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- Oct 28, 2 PM ETfirst on a front page: The Washington Post
- Oct 28, 2 PM ETpeak: on 8 front pages
📰 Spread
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💬 Quoted
- “serious abuse”1
- “witch hunt”1
- “Running a Shadow Government”1
phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did
✏️ 1 outlet ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- CBS News (2 wordings): “New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe” → “Lawyers question case against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden probe”
Every outlet's first headline (11), left to right by AllSides rating
Raw Story
Trump revenge case rocked by FBI agent’s admission it was seen as ‘witch hunt’: report Oct 27, 11 PM ET
ABC News
Ex-FBI agents fighting charges accusing them of lying about Hunter Biden probe Oct 28, 1 PM ET
CBS News
New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe Oct 27, 2 PM ET
The Washington Post
DOJ investigation into ex-FBI officials was viewed as witch hunt, agent says Oct 28, 2 PM ET
Yahoo News
Ex-FBI officials face new charges over what they told Congress about Hunter Biden Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Reuters
FBI agent says he feared case against ex-FBI officials tied to Hunter Biden probes would look political Oct 27, 11 PM ET
Just the News
FBI agents accused of lying in Hunter Biden investigations call charges 'serious abuse' Oct 27, 4 PM ET
OAN
Judge rejects new charges against FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden’s laptop investigations Oct 27, 7 PM ET
The Federalist
4 Trending: Former FBI Officials Charged With Lying To Congress About Hunter Biden Probes Oct 27, 8 AM ET
The Gateway Pundit
JUST IN: Furious Far-Left Judge Tosses Out New Charges Against FBI Officials Involved in Hunter Biden Laptop Investigation Who Admitted to “Running a Shadow Government” Oct 27, 5 PM ET
The Western Journal
DOJ Adds Obstruction Counts for 2 Former FBI Agents Charged with Allegedly Lying About Hunter Biden Laptop Oct 27, 9 AM ET
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🧵 Judge dismisses charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
Federal judge rejects new charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden laptop case
Oct 23, 12 PM ET
Federal judge blocks new charges against Ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe (this story)
Oct 28, 2 PM ET