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May 29, 2025

Trump Nominates Personal Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Serve as Appellate Judge
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President Trump has nominated Emil Bove, his former personal defense
attorney and current Justice Department official, to the 3rd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals. Among other things, Emil Bove threatened to
fire attorneys in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section if
they refused to file a motion to dismiss the corruption case against New
York Mayor Eric Adams, and he accused FBI leaders of "insubordination"
after they refused to identify agents involved in the January 6 Capitol
insurrection investigations.

Trump also announced new nominees for a federal district court in
Florida. The Alliance for Justice this week urged senators to oppose
Trump's previously announced judicial nominees, warning they all
"demonstrated their opposition to the protections of the law and their
loyalty to the Trumpian agenda."


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