Emil Bove, nominated by President Donald Trump, to become a judge of the Third District, testifies during the dissertation of the nominational court committee in the Senate on June 25, 2025 in Washington (photo of Kevin Dietrsch/Getty Images)
Washington – the US Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed the former lawyer of President Donald Trump, Emil Bove, for his whole life on a federal appeal bench, in the face of allegations and criticism of informants and criticism from former judges and supporters.
Republican sense. Lisa Murkowski from Alaska and Susan Collins from Maine broke with the party and joined all Democrats In 50-49 votes oppose the confirmation of BOVE to the American Court of Appeal for the 3rd District, which deals with matters for Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and American Virgin Islands.
Bove, 44, currently held the position of the main deputy prosecutor general in the US Department of Justice. Trump initially appointed Bove as the prosecutor general at the beginning of the second term of the president.
The former Federal Prosecutor and Private Defense Advocate faced numerous accusations of improper proceedings during the confirmation process.
Democrats he left From the voting of the committee of July 17 in order to develop Bove’s nomination, largely protesting against the refusal of the panel conducted by GOP in order to consider further testimonies of informants, who allegedly suggested the decision of the federal court.
A longtime official of the Department of Justice, Erez Reuveni, who served in the first Trump administration, blew up the whistle at the BOVE at the meeting on March 14, during which he allegedly suggested subordinates, they will tell the federal courts “F— you” Flights for deportation to El Salvador. The second unmasker confirmed the alleged comment in accordance with CNN report Sunday.
Senate Democrats, former judges and supporters Expressed fears Through the alleged unethical behavior of BOVE, including questions about his role of the best justice clerk in the appeal of federal allegations of bribery against the mayor of New York Eric Adams and in shooting prosecutors who worked on matters investigating January 6, 2021, art of American Capitol.
Bove denied all offenses.
Critics also pointed to the trace of the allegations of former BOVE colleagues in the American prosecutor’s office for the Southern New York district that he created a hostile work environment, as reported for the first time for the first time Politico in February
“Unfair accusations and abuse”
Washington Post on Monday Reported The fact that the third informant appeared, this time, accusing the Supreme Office of the Department of Justice, misled the Senate Commission in the case of the judiciary in testimonies regarding the dropped allegations against Adams.
Senator Chuck Grassley, who chaired the committee, which is designed to check the nominated for the judiciary, said on the floor from voting that the Democrats “abnormally incorrectly characterized” allegations against BOVE.
“I have serious concerns about how my democratic colleagues moved – incorrect rhetoric, unfair accusations and abuse addressed to Mr. Bove,” said the Republican from Iowa.
Grassley said he asked Bove to write a response to the latest accusations informing.
“In his letter, Mr. Bove strongly denies the allegations that he misled the committee,” said Grassley.
IN seven -page letter Publicly through Grassley on Tuesday evening, Bove rejected the accusations as a “guerrilla smear campaign” and “fiction.”
“I understand that for life, the calling to the Federal Court of Appeal is a serious matter. I am satisfied with serious control of my documentation and my service in this country. My documentation includes 32 appeals, 13 trials, almost a decade as a federal prosecutor, officials in a federal trial and appeal courts, successfully defending the President of the United States, and helping the departments.”
“The basic assessment of this record, separated from the strict political war by Democrats, which contributed this process, confirms that I would be a fearless, independent judge involved in justice and the rule of law,” he continued.
“So bad, so unusual”
The Democrats Senate organized a nomination on Tuesday.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate court committee, said that before voting, the allegations against BOVE “were not small episodes of the wrong prosecutor’s proceedings.”
“What we intend to do is so wrong, so unusual, that even if these comments do not have any influence, I feel obliged to come to the floor,” said the legislator Rhode Island.
Senator Dick Durbin, the highest democrat in the court committee, wrote In the post in social media, “three reliable unmaskors appealed with serious accusations against Emil Bove, Trump’s court candidate. Republicans ignore them and rush them anyway to confirm Bove.”
“They are afraid of the truth … and the anger of Donald Trump. Hanny,” continued Durbin of Illinois.
In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon by them above the Coalition of Law, the leaders of the organization said that Bove “is not suitable for the life of appointment on a federal bench.”
“His record of improper proceedings and contempt for the rule of law is a direct threat to the judicial independence and the rights and freedoms of Americans. Every senator who confirms that Bove explains that their loyalty lies with Donald Trump, and not the people they serve, or the constitution, which they sweeten,” he continued from the coalition of the coalition, including Lisa Gilbert, including Lisa Gilbert, including Lisa Gilbert, co -author, as well as public citizens; Praveen Fernandes, vice president of the Constitutional Responsibility Center; Kelsey Herbert, director of the Moveon campaign; and Brett Edkins, managing director for politics and political matters at Stand Up America.
