# Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over failed protesters case, sues Justice Department

https://mins.news/en/item/126421

- The Associated Press, 2026-11-03 02:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/48uZ4fH

> The former leader of the FBI’s Chicago field office has sued the Trump administration, alleging it forced him out after wrongly holding him responsible for a failed felony prosecution involving protesters.

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