Emil Bove misled lawmakers in his confirmation hearings for a federal judgeship when he denied targeting prosecutors who refused to go along with his dismissal of corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, according to a whistleblower’s documentation of a tense staff meeting.

At the virtual meeting in February, Bove warned public corruption lawyers of the need to follow the “chain of command” in the Adams case, suggesting promotions for lawyers who helped him dismiss the charges and “consequences” for those who didn’t, according to the documentation and two other people familiar with it, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss materials that have not been made public. The Washington Post reviewed the evidence and withheld more details to protect the whistleblower’s identity.

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