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

https://mins.news/en/item/126130

- The Guardian, 2026-11-02 20:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/fbi-douglas-depodesta-trump-lawsuit-doj

> 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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