Despite the extremely public opposition Dozens of former judgeshundreds Former federal prosecutorsAnd many democratic legislators, controlled by the Senate Republicans of the Judiciary, agreed on Thursday to develop the judicial nomination Emil Bove, clerk of the Department of Justice and a former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump.
The 44 -year -old Bove was a controversial figure during the first six months of Trump’s second term, when he supervised the aggressive attempts of the administration of the agency and the justice system.
And the depths of the opposition on the part of the Democrats Senate became clear on Thursday morning, because almost all members of the party committee left the room when the Republicans ignored the application for further debate and instead forced to send Bove’s candidacy to the full room for approval.
The democratic senator Cory Booker from New Jersey continued to speak in his microphone when the voices of the committee members were cast, calling this process “absolutely crazy” and saying that he is not unnecessarily thrown.
“What are you even afraid of debating?” Booker asked. “God’s dear, these are our duties – this is the statement of our reasons for the debate!”
The chairman of the Committee, the Republican Senator Chuck Grassley from Iów, was detached. Earlier at the trial he defended Bove’s candidacy, saying that Bove was the target of unfair guerrilla attacks.
Bove’s control was intense in recent weeks after Trump nominated him to fill the empty mandate in the Federal Appeal Court based in Philadelphia – the prestigious role that comes to the meeting for life, and one that in their opinion can be a precursor for Trump ultimately nominate BOVE serve in the American Supreme Court.
This week, over 75 former judges I signed a letter The condemnation of the “gross BOVE record about incorrect treatment of law enforcement officers, abuse of power and disregarding the law itself.” Over 900 former employees of the Department of Justice signed a similar letterBy accusing Bove of “trampling institutional norms” and “morale of the crater, causing mass departures and erosion of the effectiveness of significant work of the state.”
This criticism came Explosive complaint of informants Last month by the former lawyer of the Department of Justice, who accused Bove of the statement that he was ready to ignore court orders to complete the Trump’s mass deportation program. Bove He denied these allegations During the hearing confirming before the court committee a few weeks ago.
The Democrats Senate on Thursday also condemned the role of Bove in search To release federal prosecutors who secured convictions related to the riots in the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and criticized his role at the beginning of this year in rejecting the corruption case against the mayor of New York Eric Adams – a decision that led several prosecutors in New York and Washington give up.
But the Republicans on the Committee unanimously voted for sending the BOVE nomination to the full Senate, where his candidate will be considered for final approval. Grassley, chairman of the committee, said that Bove “deserves honest treatment” and that “cruel guerrilla attacks … [have] stop. “
And Grassley refused to efforts Democrats, including Booker, delaying the vote on the Bove’s nomination to obtain testimonies from the Erez Reuvenni exposure.
Booker was among those who wondered if Bove was lying in front of the committee, trying to refuse Reuvennia’s allegations. And he said that he did not understand why the committee would not try to testify about his disputes and allow panelists to consider his credibility.
However, Grassley suggested that he had already decided, casting Reuveni’s complaints as part of “hit political work” during the “maximum media break with a minimal substance.”
“The way and time of this disclosure is not how the process should have played this process,” he said.
The Court of Appeal, in which Bove was nominated for service, is formally known as the US Court for the third region, and deals with cases involving Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Virgin Islands. If this is confirmed, Bove would fill a free place in New Jersey and his meeting would be for life.
Still He was accused Loyalty to Trump – his former client – instead of following the law.
Bove, during the interrogation in confirmation last month, denied the allegations of improperness, saying that “he was no one, I am not an execution,” and later added: “I did not suggest that there was a need to consider ignoring court orders.”
The fate of Bove’s nomination will now go to the US full of Senate to vote, where Bove would need 51 votes to secure his position on the appeal bench. Republicans occupy 53 places in the chamber.
Bove had previously worked as a lawyer for Trump, including when Trump was sentenced at the hearing last year for hiding the still money payments to the porn to avoid damage to his presidential campaign in 2016. Earlier Bove served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, where he was accused by some colleagues possession Little and tenacious Management style.
