Rule of loyalists: Emil Bove would be the perfect Trumpian judge

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Rule of loyalists: Emil Bove would be the perfect Trumpian judge
A reckless judicial nominee who would serve Trump's agenda instead of the rule of law

By Austin Sarat
Published July 16, 2025 6:30AM (EDT)


(Salon) Canaries in coal mines are used to test the air. Because they are more sensitive to deadly gases than humans, if they die in the mine, they provide an early warning sign of danger.

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In late May, Trump made another move familiar in the modern autocratic playbook when he nominated Emil Bove III to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. Bove, who served as Trump’s defense lawyer in two of his criminal trials, has shown himself to be an eager MAGA spear carrier. The president previously rewarded his loyalty by appointing him to serve in the Department of Justice.

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In April, Trump claimed that judges who issued unfavorable rulings against his administration were guilty of exhibiting “political bias and judicial overreach.” He told supporters, “We cannot allow a handful of communist radical-left judges to obstruct the enforcement of our laws and assume the duties that belong solely to the president of the United States.”

Apparently, ends-oriented judging is only good when the president approves of the ends a judge serves. And in Emil Bove, he has found a judicial nominee who will serve the president’s agenda. ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/07/16/rule-of-loyalists-emil-bove-would-be-the-perfect-trumpian-judge/

[SSJVegeta]

1. Impeachment marathon 2027/ 2028 anybody?

[RussBLib]

2. Bove even LOOKS evil

...like a mix between Boris Karloff and an old Barack Obama. Looks are important, especially to Trump, or so I thought.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Maddow Blog-Republicans shrug off laundry list of scandals, advance Emil Bove's judicial nomination

Bove is arguably the single-most controversial circuit court nominee in modern American history. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.

By some measures, Emil Bove, a former Trump defense attorney, is one of the most controversial circuit court nominees in modern American history, opposed by several dozen former judges and 900+ former DOJ lawyers.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-17T15:09:18.340Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/emil-bove-trump-judge-nomination-senate-republicans-rcna218833

That didn’t happen. NBC News reported:

A spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley says that Bove’s nomination had been reported out of committee to the full Senate, even though Democrats on the committee walked out in protest of the lack of debate and the refusal to hold a vote on whether to hold a hearing with a whistleblower before they voted.

Shortly before the vote, the panel's Democratic members walked out of the hearing room in protest, with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey describing the process as "insane."
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4/post/3lu6bvfc3oc2c

Link to tweet

In fact, after the committee's Republicans voted in support of Bove, members of the Democratic minority, led by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, suggested the issue of whether Bove was actually reported out was still an open question and may be referred to the Senate parliamentarian because, as Democrats argued, Republicans broke procedural rules.......

Just as importantly, if not more so, Erez Reuveni, a 15-year veteran Justice Department prosecutor, recently came forward as a whistleblower to tell senators that Bove repeatedly endorsed ignoring court orders and deliberately misleading judges. In a case involving the Alien Enemies Act and the administration’s alleged violation of a court order regarding deportation flights, Reuveni also described a meeting during which Bove “stated that DOJ would need to consider telling the courts ‘f--- you’ and ignore any such court order.”.....

Bove’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor for confirmation. To defeat him, four GOP senators would have to break ranks with the party, which seems unlikely. Watch this space.

trump is looking to appoint Bove to the SCOTUS when either Alito or Thomas retires