Joining a growing chorus, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) said Friday morning she wants Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign from office amid a growing scandal over the handling of the “Broadview Six” protesters’ prosecution, which fell apart last month.

In a statement to Evanston Now, the Evanston congresswoman said she felt Boutros had “turned an office that should be dedicated to justice into a political circus,” describing “reckless, targeting prosecutions” and “allegations of misconduct and dysfunction.”

“Illinoisians deserve a justice system they can trust,” she wrote. “Boutros has undermined that trust at every turn. He should resign.”

Schakowsky joins a growing group of Chicago-area Democrats losing faith in Boutros, following similar calls to resign from her likely successor, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate Juliana Stratton, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

But while the Democrats have lost faith in Boutros, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche jumped to Boutros’ defense Thursday, writing in a lengthy social media post that the Justice Department “fully supports” Boutros, who had “advanced President Trump’s mission to make Chicago and Northern Illinois safe for the American people.”

Boutros praised Blanche in his own response, writing he was “deeply appreciative that Acting Attorney General Blanche would personally come out with his vigorous statement of support of me on the same day he is nominated to become the permanent Attorney General of the United States by Donald J. Trump, our 45th and 47th President.”

“I share in Acting Attorney General Blanche’s vision for ‘more great work from [my] office’ under my leadership,” Boutros wrote.

Calls to resign have grown after allegations from a group of attorneys representing the “Broadview Six” protester defendants that Boutros and his office had engaged in prosecutorial misconduct related to the original indictment levied against anti-ICE protesters last fall.

This week, Boutros admitted he had spoken directly with the special grand jury, rejecting allegations of misconduct but releasing a transcript in which he asked the jurors if they would “please raise your hand” if they couldn’t keep an open mind on immigration-related matters.

On Thursday, defense attorneys filed a motion seeking a judge to order the release of any communications from the White House pressuring the attorney’s office to indict anti-ICE protesters.