Chicago US Attorney Defends His Meddling with Grand Jury Process over Immigration Protest Case
Boutros said he spoke to jurors after prior disturbances, and the case later collapsed amid misconduct claims and calls for reform.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros released a report acknowledging he spoke to the grand jury on October 23, 2025, the day it indicted the "Broadview Six" protesters, responding to defense claims of unusual "personal contact."
- Boutros explained he addressed three grand juries citing "prior grand jury disturbances and potential tension" after a prosecutor dismissed jurors who disagreed with the government's case on October 16, 2025.
- According to the transcript, Boutros asked jurors to "please raise your hand" if they could not set aside personal feelings, noting there would be a "different procedure" for those struggling with immigration cases; no jurors identified themselves.
- Illinois U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth called for Boutros to resign, citing "deep internal dysfunction," while defense attorneys filed for sanctions against the Justice Department alleging "wide-ranging misconduct."
- The incident reflects broader Justice Department struggles with grand juries during the second Trump administration; in Wyoming, judges recently dismissed charges against nine people after prosecutors called the accused "bad guys.
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Chicago US attorney defends his meddling with grand jury process over immigration protest case
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In an exceptionally rare move Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros published a "special report" containing the transcript of a nearly four-minute speech he gave to a grand jury in October that would go on to indict the "Broadview Six" later that day.
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We continue our coverage of the fallout from the dropped federal case against the “Broadview 6,” six people who attended a protest outside Chicago’s Broadview ICE jail in September. They were later indicted for conspiracy to impede a federal agent, despite many not having met prior to appearing together in court. “I didn’t find out that I had been indicted until a month after this happened,” says Kat Abughazaleh, who was not arrested at the prot…
US Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges contact with ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros released a startling report Tuesday acknowledging he appeared before the grand jury in the "Broadview Six" case on the day the indictment was handed up.
U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to 'Broadview 6’ grand jury as calls for his resignation mount
CHICAGO — Nearly two weeks after missteps by federal prosecutors compelled U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to personally appear in court to drop charges against the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters, Boutros on Tuesday acknowledged having spoken to the October grand jury that would go on to indict the group later that day. The U.S. attorney’s office... The post U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to ‘Broadview 6’ grand jury as calls for his resign…
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