US EditionWhistleblower says senior DOJ official expressed willingness to ignore court orders
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – Whistleblower alleges Emil Bove urged DOJ attorneys to ignore court orders to advance Trump administration's deportation plans, with over 250 immigrants affected, including wrongful removals.
- Last month, President Donald Trump put forward Emil Bove as a nominee to serve on the federal appellate bench covering Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with his confirmation hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
- The nomination follows allegations from former DOJ attorney Erez Reuveni that Bove discussed plans to defy court orders potentially blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
- Bove, who has served as a senior DOJ official since President Trump’s second term, faced Democratic criticism for directing the termination of the corruption investigation involving New York’s mayor Eric Adams and for dismissing prosecutors handling cases related to the January 6 Capitol attack.
- Reuveni submitted a 27-page letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee accusing Bove of encouraging a disregard for judicial orders, while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly refuted these claims, describing them as completely unfounded.
- The controversies highlight concerns about Bove’s role in reshaping the Justice Department and may influence his Senate confirmation to a lifetime judicial position.
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11 former San Diego prosecutors join 900 ex-DOJ lawyers opposing Bove’s judicial nomination
Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, more than 900 former Justice Department lawyers, including 11 San Diego County prosecutors, raised concerns about elevating Emil Bove, a top department official, to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. They cited Bove’s role in the dismissal of New York Mayor Eric Adams’ case, and the claims of a whistleblower who …
Emil Bove: Trump’s Judicial Nominee Says “F… you” to the Courts
President Donald Trump has nominated his criminal lawyer, now a top Justice Department official, to sit on the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. This influential court gave us Samuel Alito, perhaps the most reactionary of the nine Supreme Court justices. This makes us wonder whether Bove may fill the next SCOTUS vacancy if one arises during the Trump administration. Now that Trump has gotten into verbal fisticuffs w…
French: A reckless judicial nomination puts the Senate to the test
Republicans in the Senate may be on the verge of their most consequential capitulation to President Donald Trump so far — and I am not talking about the deficit-busting “big, beautiful bill.” On Wednesday, when the eyes of the nation were still fixed on the Middle East, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove to serve as a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers cases from Pennsylvani…
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