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Trump nominates one of his former personal attorneys, Emil Bove, for prestigious federal appeals court seat
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/28/politics/emil-bove-trump-nominationPresident Donald Trump has nominated Emil Bove, one of his former personal attorneys and now a top Justice Department official, to be a federal appeals court judge.
Trump announced Bove’s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in a social media post Wednesday, saying that Bove is “SMART, TOUGH, and respected by everyone.”
“He will end the Weaponization of Justice, restore the Rule of Law, and do anything else that is necessary to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote. “Emil Bove will never let you down!”
Bove’s nomination sets the stage for a likely contentious confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, in which Democrats are expected to challenge him to explain some of the more controversial moves by Trump’s Justice Department – some of which resulted in mass resignations and firings within the department. Those efforts were largely executed by Bove himself.
In his first several weeks at the DOJ, Bove quickly became one of the most powerful and influential political appointees in the Trump administration. Within days, he issued a memo that threatened to prosecute state and local officials who resist the administration’s federal immigration crackdown.
Bove was the face of the administration’s campaign to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams – pressuring top prosecutors to sign off on its dismissal and catalyzing a wave of resignations from prosecutors in New York and DC.
Trump announced Bove’s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in a social media post Wednesday, saying that Bove is “SMART, TOUGH, and respected by everyone.”
“He will end the Weaponization of Justice, restore the Rule of Law, and do anything else that is necessary to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote. “Emil Bove will never let you down!”
Bove’s nomination sets the stage for a likely contentious confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, in which Democrats are expected to challenge him to explain some of the more controversial moves by Trump’s Justice Department – some of which resulted in mass resignations and firings within the department. Those efforts were largely executed by Bove himself.
In his first several weeks at the DOJ, Bove quickly became one of the most powerful and influential political appointees in the Trump administration. Within days, he issued a memo that threatened to prosecute state and local officials who resist the administration’s federal immigration crackdown.
Bove was the face of the administration’s campaign to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams – pressuring top prosecutors to sign off on its dismissal and catalyzing a wave of resignations from prosecutors in New York and DC.
This seat is open because asshole Democrats in the Senate wouldn’t confirm Biden’s pick for the 3rd Circuit because Biden’s pick was Muslim and did pro bono work for Muslim clients.
— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) 2025-05-28T20:15:09.351Z
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