{
  "id": 17857136,
  "title": "Ex-FBI chief in Chicago sues DoJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump’s foes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ex-fbi-chief-in-chicago-sues-doj-claiming-he-was-pressured-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/fbi-douglas-depodesta-trump-lawsuit-doj"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former FBI Chief in Chicago, Douglas DePodesta, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DoJ), alleging that he was pressured to investigate the president’s political opponents and made a \"scapegoat\" after a major federal case against anti-ICE protesters collapsed. DePodesta, who served as FBI special agent in charge from 2024 to July 2026, claims the DoJ engaged in \"misconduct\" and \"malfeasance\" in its pursuit of unjust prosecutions and was unlawfully responsible for the missteps.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}