Ex-FBI chief in Chicago sues DoJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump’s foes
芝加哥前FBI负责人起诉司法部,称其被施压调查特朗普的对手
Douglas DePodesta says he was made ‘scapegoat’ after collapse of case against Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters The former head of the FBI in Chicago has accused the Trump administration of pressuring him to investigate the president’s political opponents and making him a “scapegoat” after a major federal case against anti-ICE protesters fell apart. Douglas DePodesta, who served as FBI special agent in charge from 2024 until July 2026, alleged in a federal lawsuit filed on Monday that the Department of Justice (DoJ) had engaged in “misconduct” and “malfeasance” in its pursuit of unjust prosecutions – and that he was wrongly blamed for the DoJ’s missteps and unlawfully forced out of his job. Continue reading...
芝加哥前FBI负责人DePodesta起诉司法部,称其被施压对特朗普的政治对手展开调查,并在针对反ICE抗议者的案件失败后被当作替罪羊。诉状详细描述了司法部高层施压、检方误导法庭以及案件最终瓦解的过程。
这篇报道以一起联邦诉讼为线索,呈现了行政权力与执法独立之间的张力。阅读时可重点练习:梳理诉讼中的指控链条(施压—拒绝—案件失败—归责),识别“alleges”“claims”等转述动词如何区分事实与主张;注意检方公开表态与诉状指控之间的对比,以及6%定罪率这一数据在论证中的作用。适合练习细节定位、同义替换和作者态度判断。
来源:The Guardian · theguardian.com