2nd Whistleblower Speaks out on Emil Bove Appellate Court Appointment

Monday, July 28, 2025

A second whistleblower has come forward in the appointment of Emil Bove to a lifetime appellate court judgeship, saying Bove directed attorneys to give false information and defy court orders.

Posted by LampLighter at 06:32 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

Breaking news: A new whistleblower has shared evidence with lawmakers suggesting Emil Bove, the controversial former attorney for President Trump and current top Justice Department official, misled lawmakers during his confirmation hearing.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Jul 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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... Bove, a former member of President Donald Trump's criminal defense team in his fraud case in New York, is the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States. Trump nominated him for Third Circuit Court of Appeals judge in Philadelphia.

The second whistleblower, who is not named, is a career Department of Justice attorney and is represented by Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit legal organization that helps public- and private-sector workers report and expose wrongdoing. They disclosed evidence to the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General that corroborates the first whistleblower's claims that Bove and other senior DOJ officials were "actively and deliberately undermining the rule of law," Whistleblower Aid said. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-27 07:38 PM

And now a third whistle-blower ...

Judiciary Democrats demand probe after third Bove whistleblower
www.politico.com

... Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee want the Justice Department's top watchdog to probe allegations against a contentious judicial nominee.

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter Tuesday to William Blier, DOJ's acting inspector general, asking if his office is, or already has, conducted an investigation related to Emil Bove, whom President Donald Trump has nominated to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.

Bove has been dogged by accusations that he suggested defying court orders that could restrain the administration's aggressive immigration and deportation agenda. Staff for Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met Monday with lawyers for a new whistleblower, the third person to have publicly emerged questioning Bove's fitness for the bench.

In the Tuesday letter obtained exclusively by POLITICO, Schiff and Booker said it is "imperative" that the Senate have "full knowledge" before taking a final vote on Bove, who has denied allegations of wrongdoing. ...