WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department.

A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his New York hush money trial and defended Trump in the two federal criminal cases. He will serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Democrats have vehemently opposed Bove’s nomination, citing his current position as a top Justice Department official and his role in the dismissal of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. They have also criticized his efforts to investigate department officials who were involved in the prosecutions of hundreds of Trump supporters who were involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

• The Senate has confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge

• The 50-49 vote comes despite Democratic attempts to stop the nomination and whistleblower complaints against Bove

• The most recent whistleblower to share evidence with Congress recently provided an audio recording of Bove that contradicts some of his testimony at his confirmation hearing last month

• The audio includes Bove discussing his role in the dismissal of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric...

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