Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who also defended Donald Trump in his criminal indictments, has been confirmed to a lifetime appointment as a federal appellate judge, despite accusations from a handful of whistleblowers accusing him of improperly overseeing cases for the administration.
Bove’s nomination to the bench for the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals was one of the most controversial of Trump’s appointments so far, especially within the legal community, where intense opposition from hundreds of former Justice Department prosecutors and dozens of former judges emerged in recent weeks.
Still, materials brought forward to the Senate Judiciary Committee by three whistleblowers were not enough to derail Bove’s nomination. Taken together, the complaints portrayed Bove at Trump’s Justice Department as a leader frustrated with underlings as he pressured them to align with the president’s policies even if he faced significant opposition, according to multiple people familiar with whistleblower accusations.
The Senate approved the nomination 50-49, largely along party lines.
CNN has reached out to the Department of Justice but did not receive a response.
A Justice Department spokesman previously told CNN that Bove “will make an excellent judge.”
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