NonilexJun 26, 2025

#Trump judicial nominee #EmilBove denies advising #DOJ lawyers to ignore #CourtOrders

A top #Justice Dept official nominated to become a federal appeals court judge said Wednesday that he never told DOJ attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a #whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy #judges to carry out #Trump’s #deportation plans.

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https://apnews.com/article/bove-justice-department-judge-nomination-trump-efea8c93ad892f1eb000321939a7283c

Trump judicial pick Emil Bove faces scrutiny over whistleblower claims

A Justice Department official under scrutiny over a whistleblower’s claims he suggested ignoring court orders will face questions on Capitol Hill as he seeks confirmation as a federal judge hearing cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ex-Trump defense attorney Emil Bove has been behind some of the Justice Department's most contentious actions since January. Bove is at the center of a whistleblower complaint from a former government lawyer who claims he was fired after resisting efforts to defy judges and make false arguments in court. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche calls the allegations "false.” The whistleblower was fired after conceding Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported. Bove's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is Wednesday.

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#EmilBove’s nomination for the #3rdCircuit Court of Appeals has come under intense scrutiny after a fired #DOJ lawyer claimed in a complaint filed Tuesday that Bove used an expletive when he said during a meeting that the #Trump admin might need to ignore #judicial commands. Bove pushed back against suggestions from #Democrats that the #whistleblower’s claims make him #unfit for the federal bench.

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“I have never advised a Department of Justice attorney to violate a court order,” #EmilBove told the #Senate #Judiciary Cmte. He added, “I don’t think there’s any validity to the suggestion that that #whistleblower complaint filed yesterday calls into question my qualifications to serve as a circuit #judge.”

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#EmilBove, a fmr #criminal defense attorney for #Trump, has been at the forefront of some of the most contentious #DOJ actions since Trump’s return to the WH, including the dismissal of the #corruption case against #NYC Mayor #EricAdams. He also accused FBI ofcls of “insubordination” for refusing to hand over names of agents who investigated the #insurrection & ordered the firings of a group of prosecutors involved in the #Jan6 criminal cases.

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#EmilBove …[told] lawmakers he understands some of his decisions “have generated controversy.” But Bove said he has been inaccurately portrayed as #Trump’s “henchman” & “enforcer” at the department.

…A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his NY fraudulent business records & 2016 election interference trial & defended Trump in the 2 federal criminal cases brought by the #DOJ.

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If confirmed by the #Senate, #EmilBove will serve on the #3rdCircuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Delaware, New Jersey & Pennsylvania.

#Democrats said Bove has proven himself himself unfit for the #LifetimeAppointment during his short tenure at the #DOJ, accusing him of abusing his power & putting his loyalties to #Trump above all else.

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Jun 26, 2025 at 9:49amWeb
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“Bove has led the effort to weaponize the Department of Justice against the president’s enemies,”said Sen #DickDurbin, the top #Democrat on the cmte. “Having earned his stripes as a loyalist to this president, he’s been rewarded with this lifetime nomination.”
Bove’s hearing came a day after the filing of the #whistleblower complaint from a fmr #DOJ lawyer who was fired in April after conceding in court that #KilmarAbregoGarcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to an #ElSalvador prison
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…#EmilBove also faced sharp questions about his ordering the dismissal of #EricAdams’ corruption case, which led to the resignation of a top prosecutor in New York & several other #DOJ officials. #DanielleSassoon, then-interim #USattorney for the #SDNY, cited her objections to what she called a political “#QuidProQuo” with Adams’ legal team for the mayor to enforce #Trump’s #immigration policies only if he was freed from the looming prosecution.

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