US EditionWhistleblower says senior DOJ official expressed willingness to ignore court orders
- Judicial nominee Emil Bove faced allegations after a whistleblower revealed he urged the DOJ to ignore court orders blocking deportations of 100 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious Salvadoran prison under a wartime statute.
- These claims arose from a March meeting where Bove, a longtime Trump appointee, suggested telling courts 'fuck you' to ensure deportations proceeded despite legal challenges.
- Former DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, who was fired in April after dissenting over a misrepresented deportation case, made the whistleblower complaint public ahead of Bove's Senate Judiciary hearing held Wednesday.
- Top Senate Democrat Dick Durbin condemned Bove for ethical failures and said these allegations reflect a Trump-era pattern to undermine the Justice Department's rule of law, while DOJ Deputy AG Todd Blanche denied the claims as utterly false.
- The controversy intensified opposition to Bove’s lifetime appeals court nomination and highlighted concerns about politicization within the DOJ under Trump’s administration.
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“Ignore the Courts”: Whistleblower Claims Rock Trump DOJ Nominee’s Confirmation
A top Justice Department official nominated to become a federal appeals court judge said Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower who detailed a campaign to defy judges to carry out President Donald Trump’s deportation plans. Emil Bove’s nomination for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has come under intense scrutiny after a fired department lawyer claimed in a complaint…
Padilla Blasts Judicial Nominee Emil Bove for Holding Loyalty to Trump Above the Rule of Law - Senator Alex Padilla
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) pressed Third Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Emil Bove on his extensive track record of lies, poor temperament, and political retribution during his Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing. Padilla slammed Bove for his role in firing dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors who worked on […]
Judicial nominee faces scrutiny over Trump relationship
A top Justice Department official nominated by President Trump to serve as a federal judge faced tough questions from Senate Democrats. Emil Bove has faced intense scrutiny for some of the DOJ's most aggressive actions in recent months, including the firing of prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the president and Jan. 6. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Carrie Johnson of NPR.
Trump Judicial Nominee Delivers Powerful Rebuke Of Activist Judges
Emil Bove, a former senior Department of Justice Official and personal lawyer for President Trump, delivered a powerful statement on the weaponization of government and the role activist judges play during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Bove has been nominated to serve in a lifetime role as a judge on the Pennsylvania-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove previously worked as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, …
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