Ex-FBI chief in Chicago sues DoJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump’s foes

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負責人DePodesta起訴司法部，稱其被施壓對特朗普的政治對手展開調查，並在針對反ICE抗議者的案件失敗後被當作替罪羊。訴狀詳細描述了司法部高層施壓、檢方誤導法庭以及案件最終瓦解的過程。