Former Chicago FBI chief sues over his departure and failed protest case

Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 20:59 · Updated 21:31

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Douglas DePodesta alleges that Justice Department officials pressured him to pursue investigations of Trump administration critics and later blamed him for the collapse of the Broadview Six prosecution. The lawsuit comes as a judge orders a separate inquiry into possible false statements in that case.

DePodesta’s lawsuit alleges that officials pressed for investigations and charges against anti-ICE protesters, and that he was wrongly blamed and forced out after the Broadview Six case collapsed.
The case concerned six people charged over a 2025 protest at an ICE facility in Broadview; prosecutors dropped the charges in May, according to Fox News.
A judge ordered the U.S. attorney and three assistant attorneys to testify under oath on Nov. 16 as part of a court inquiry into possible false statements.

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Key facts

Plaintiff: Douglas DePodesta, former FBI special agent in charge in Chicago.
Lawsuit filed: Monday; the supplied articles do not specify the date.
Defendants named: Kash Patel, Todd Blanche and Andrew Boutros.
Broadview Six charges: All six charges were dropped in May, according to Fox News.
Court inquiry: Boutros and three assistant attorneys were ordered to testify under oath on Nov. 16.