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DOJ official Emil Bove, in confirmation hearing for judgeship, says he’s ‘not anybody’s henchman’

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DOJ official Emil Bove, in confirmation hearing for judgeship, says he’s ‘not anybody’s henchman’

Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former defense attorney who took aggressive steps to enforce Trump’s political agenda at the Justice Department in the early months of his presidency, told the Senate Judiciary Committee, “I’m not anybody’s henchman” at a confirmation hearing Wednesday to consider him for a federal judgeship. Trump last month tapped Bove, who … Read more

Whistleblower complaint alleges top DOJ official Emil Bove said he was willing to violate court orders

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Whistleblower complaint alleges top DOJ official Emil Bove said he was willing to violate court orders

A top Justice Department official nominated by President Donald Trump to fill a federal appeals court vacancy allegedly suggested the Trump administration should defy judicial orders that sought to restrict their aggressive efforts to deport undocumented immigrants earlier this year, according to a whistleblower complaint from a fired DOJ career official. The 27-page complaint, provided … Read more