Ex-Chicago FBI chief sues DOJ, claims he was ousted over failed anti-ICE prosecutions

Douglas DePodesta, who used to run the FBI's Chicago field office, filed a lawsuit against senior Justice Department officials on Monday, saying he was pushed to resign over the summer after being unfairly held responsible for the collapse of the so-called "Broadview Six" prosecution of protesters opposed to the administration's immigration crackdown. He says his superiors told him FBI Director Kash Patel had pressed for his removal. DePodesta told The Associated Press he could see where things were heading, according to Fox News.

The complaint targets Andrew Boutros, the U. S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, whom DePodesta accuses of running an internal campaign to shift blame onto him. According to the filing, Boutros demanded FBI investigations of people because of their opposition to the administration, and leaned on his assistant prosecutors to file felony counts before evidence had been examined, even when they preferred misdemeanors or no charges. The suit calls the cases politically motivated.

Hours after the filing, U. S. District Judge April Perry directed Boutros and three of his assistants to testify under oath on Nov. 16 in the Broadview Six matter, citing an adequate basis to examine whether willful false statements reached the court.

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