{"id":15077804,"date":"2026-03-26T21:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/ex-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-taking-on-trumps-troubling-doj-we-feel-compelled-to-speak-and-act\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:47:44","slug":"ex-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-taking-on-trumps-troubling-doj-we-feel-compelled-to-speak-and-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/ex-federal-prosecutors-in-chicago-taking-on-trumps-troubling-doj-we-feel-compelled-to-speak-and-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-federal prosecutors in Chicago taking on Trump&#039;s &#039;troubling&#039; DOJ: \u2018We feel compelled to speak and act&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/32a8bc8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3749x2140+0+0\/resize\/1461x834!\/quality\/90\/?url=https:\/\/chorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/73\/e4\/a771be2145409ce27f4df7e7ff21\/fitz-cst-052512-01.JPG\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>An email from 14 former prosecutors seeks the support of hundreds of fellow alums following more than a year of Justice Department controversies, including claims that President Donald Trump has used the agency to retaliate against political foes. The signatories include three former Chicago U.S. attorneys: Dan Webb, Scott Lassar and Patrick Fitzgerald.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/donald-trump\/2026\/03\/26\/chicago-trump-justice-department-doj-webb-lassar-fitzgerald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 Chicago \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email from 14 former prosecutors seeks the support of hundreds of fellow alums following more than a year of Justice Department controversies, including claims that President Donald Trump has used the agency to retaliate against political foes. 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