Ex-Chicago FBI chief Douglas DePodesta sues the Justice Department, claiming pressure to investigate Trump's foes
Summary
Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI's Chicago field office, has sued the Justice Department, claiming DePodesta was pressured to investigate Trump's foes and made a 'scapegoat' after the collapse of the case against the Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters, The Guardian reported on Monday 2 November. The Independent reported that the former Chicago FBI chief filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of pushing DePodesta out after DePodesta was wrongly blamed for a failed felony prosecution.
Latest: Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI's Chicago field office, sued the Justice Department, claiming DePodesta was pressured to investigate Trump's foes and made a 'scapegoat' after the collapse of the case against the Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters, The Guardian reported, The Independent writing that the lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of pushing DePodesta out.
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How it unfolded
Monday 2 November
Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI's Chicago field office, sued the Justice Department, claiming DePodesta was pressured to investigate Trump's foes and made a 'scapegoat' after the collapse of the case against the Broadview Six anti-ICE protesters, The Guardian reported, The Independent writing that the lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of pushing DePodesta out.