Erez Reuveni, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer, has accused Trump administration officials of planning to defy federal court orders to push deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. His whistleblower complaint centres on Emil Bove, now nominated to a lifetime judgeship, who allegedly told lawyers to consider saying “f*** you” to courts. Reuveni, later fired, claims DOJ lawyers misled judges and withheld evidence in multiple cases. The allegations have triggered Senate scrutiny and raised deep concerns over judicial integrity.
A whistleblower has accused the Trump-era Justice Department of planning to defy federal court orders in a sweeping effort to speed up deportations, raising urgent questions about rule of law and accountability at the top levels of government.
Erez Reuveni, a senior lawyer in the department until April, said he was fired after opposing directives he considered unlawful. His letter, sent to Congress and internal investigators, directly implicates senior officials, including Trump’s former personal defence lawyer Emil Bove.
Bove now faces a Senate hearing on his nomination to a lifetime seat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
“F*** the court”: A stunning moment inside DOJ
The moment that changed everything came on 14 March. According to Reuveni’s sworn statement, during a high-level meeting inside the Justice Department, Bove made clear that the administration’s deportation flights must proceed — even if courts tried to intervene.
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