<p>Revelations from Chicago’s “Broadview Six” case are now surfacing in controversial Trump administration prosecutions across the country, as defense attorneys question whether the feds have abused the secretive grand jury process.</p><p>The latest example came Wednesday, when defense attorneys for <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/30/journalist-don-lemon-arrested-covered-a-minnesota-church-protest-ice" target="_blank" >indicted journalist<b> </b>Don Lemon</a> in Minnesota told a judge “the alarming pace”<b> </b>of federal prosecutors’ loss of trust “has reached a tipping point”<b> </b>— and then pointed to the brewing scandal in Chicago.</p><p>Meanwhile, Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros<b> </b>announced<b> </b>“sweeping reforms”<b> </b>to how his office handles grand juries. The new process, his office said, “will be more transparent, effective, and impactful while greatly reducing the likelihood of mistakes and errors.”</p><p>Defense attorneys in the Broadview case were not impressed, however.