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The Associated Press reports: The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump’s legal team during his New York hush money trial …

The Washington Post reports: A third whistleblower has come forward to challenge the federal judicial nomination of Emil Bove, sharing evidence with lawmakers suggesting the controversial former attorney for Donald Trump and current top Justice Department official misled lawmakers about his handling of the dismissal of public corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The whistleblower — whose existence …

The Hill reports: A second whistleblower has stepped forward with allegations that Justice Department (DOJ) official Emil Bove worked to defy court orders. Bove, the No. 3 official at President Trump’s DOJ, has been nominated for a lifetime appointment to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals and is awaiting a final vote in the Senate. He’s also been accused by …

The Huffington Post reports: The Senate voted Thursday to advance Trump’s most concerning judicial nominee to date, Emil Bove. In a procedural vote, every Democrat voted against moving forward with Bove, along with two Republicans: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. The only thing left for Bove is his final confirmation vote, which could come as soon …

NBC News reports: When Emil Bove worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, for example, he earned a reputation as an unprofessional and abusive prosecutor. He parlayed this background into a role as a Trump defense attorney, punctuated by his defeat in the Stormy Daniels case, which paid dividends: Trump rewarded with Bove a …

The New York Times reports: President Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate Emil Bove III, the polarizing and widely feared top Justice Department official responsible for strong-arm tactics in enacting Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda, to be a federal appeals judge. Mr. Bove, 44, is a former criminal defense lawyer for Mr. Trump. He would fill a vacancy on the …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration late Tuesday directed federal prosecutors nationwide to investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who don’t cooperate with the president’s plans to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post. In a memo to Justice Department employees, acting deputy attorney general …