PoliticsFormer FBI chief in Chicago sues DOJ, alleging pressure to investigate Trump’s foes

Douglas DePodesta alleges in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration pressured him to investigate the president’s political opponents and later made him a “scapegoat” when the case against six anti-ICE protesters collapsed. He accuses Justice Department officials of politically motivated prosecutions and misconduct, including knowingly making false statements to a judge.

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