President Trump Nominates Former Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Federal Appeals Court

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President Trump just announced that he’s nominating his former defense attorney and current DOJ official Emil Bove to serve as judge on a federal appeals court.

Emil Bove has been selected as President Trump’s top pick for a vacancy in the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Read what President Trump had to say about Bove in his Truth Social announcement:

AP News reported:

Trump picked Bove to fill a vacancy on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The nomination, which is subject to Senate confirmation, comes just months into Bove’s contentious tenure at the department...

Bove is likely to face intense scrutiny in the Senate, with Democrats raising alarm about Bove’s actions during his short Justice Department tenure. Democratic New Jersey Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim called his nomination “deeply troubling.”

Notably, Emil Bove defended President Trump during the New York trials.

Throughout his career, Emil Bove has established himself as a hard-line, bold, aggressive figure for justice.

He’s exactly the kind of judge we need more of in this country.

Fox News shared more details on Bove’s background:

Prior to his installation at the Justice Department, Bove spent nearly 10 years as a U.S. prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. He also defended Trump in two of his criminal trials following his first term in the White House.

In each of these roles and at DOJ, Bove’s hard-charging tactics have solidified his reputation as a fierce, loyal and, at times, aggressive leader.

He has emerged as the man behind some of the Justice Department’s most contentious actions during Trump’s second term, prompting some officials to resign rather than carry out his marching orders.

Shortly after taking office, Bove sent a memo threatening state and city officials with criminal charges or civil penalties if they failed to comply with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration or slow-walked their orders on enforcement.

It was also Bove who ordered federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York to file a motion to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. That order prompted a string of resignations from personnel, including acting U.S. attorney for the section Danielle Sassoon, who chose to leave DOJ rather than drop the case.

Fox News also reported earlier this year that Bove was behind an exhaustive questionnaire sent to FBI agents detailing their roles in the Jan. 6 investigations.

Questions ranged from agents’ participation in any grand jury subpoenas to whether the agents worked or responded to leads from another FBI field office or if they worked as a case agent for investigations.

AG Pam Bondi praised Bove in a post on X:

Emil Bove served temporarily as Acting Deputy Attorney General before Todd Blanche was selected for the permanent role.

Todd Blanche also congratulated him:



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