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Accountable.US Statement in Response to Trump’s Nomination of His Defense Attorney Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Appointment
Washington D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump made one of his most extreme judicial nominations to date by nominating Emil Bove III to a lifetime appointment on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone released the following statement:
“Every American should be alarmed by Donald Trump’s nomination of his defense attorney Emil Bove. Bove has consistently placed his loyalty to Trump over the Constitution. And his lifetime appointment would all but guarantee Trump and his allies could seek out favorable rulings regardless of how unconstitutional their actions are. Trump is once again making clear that not only is he following his first term playbook of filling the bench with judges who will shift the balance of power to billionaires and corporate special interests. He’s doubling down even further by selecting judges loyal to him above all else and who would advance a far right ideological agenda which will eliminate fundamental freedoms.”
Emil Bove is a far right ideologue who has emerged as Trump’s “enforcer” and his “hatchet man” in the Justice Department. In this role, Bove has forced transfers of top nonpolitical officials opposing political interference, fired Capitol riot prosecutors, and sought after FBI agents involved in January 6th cases.
As a member of Trump’s defense team, Bove repeatedly made longshot arguments often shot down by judges. Earlier this year, Bove created chaos in the Justice Department after dropping the corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams. Eight veteran attorneys resigned in protest, and Bove represented the government himself, alone, in a highly unusual move following the internal turmoil and chaos.
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