What You Need to Know
- Critics say Emil Bove III openly advocated ignoring court orders in immigration cases, according to an ex-DOJ attorney.
- Others accuse Bove of a corrupt quid pro quo by the DOJ in connection with a decision to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
- Bove's actions are part of a larger pattern of activities by President Trump and his allies to undermine the Justice Department’s commitment to the rule of law, another critic said.
On the eve of Emil Bove III's confirmation hearing for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, an unflattering picture of his career as a government attorney is emerging.
Bove, nominated for the vacant New Jersey seat on the appeals court, is set to go before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in what is widely expected to be an intense session. President Donald Trump nominated Bove last month, and since then whistleblowers and advocacy groups have sent letters to federal lawmakers, with many voicing strong disapproval of the pick. The letters could give a preview of the line of questioning that Bove is likely to face from senators.
In one of the more explosive letters sent to lawmakers, a former colleague of Bove's raised serious allegations of partisan actions and advocating for lawyers to ignore court orders. According to Erez Reuveni, a career Department of Justice attorney who was fired for failing to exhibit what Attorney General Pam Bondi called "zealous advocacy,"...
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