Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated by President Donald Trump to the federal bench, defended himself at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday after whistleblower allegations that he suggested that subordinates may need to defy a court order.
Bove has been at the center of some of the Justice Department’s most controversial actions, including a push to drop federal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. At the hearing, he sought to portray himself as a by-the-books prosecutor who respects the judiciary.
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