Tensions over President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees exploded on Thursday after Senate Democrats released internal Justice Department emails and texts that appear to support explosive allegations made by a former DOJ lawyer.
At the center of the controversy is Emil Bove, Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and current Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General. During his recent confirmation hearing, Bove flatly denied accusations that he encouraged DOJ attorneys to ignore court orders in pursuit of mass deportations, saying, “I am not anybody’s henchman.”
But internal documents released Thursday paint a very different picture.
The allegations were first made in a detailed whistleblower letter by Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ attorney who was fired in April. Reuveni’s name is already known in immigration circles he was the attorney who admitted in court earlier this year that the U.S. government wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, despite a court order blocking it.
In his complaint, Reuveni described three separate instances where top DOJ officials, including Bove, allegedly encouraged or tolerated violations of federal court orders involving undocumented immigrants. The new batch of emails and text messages released by Senate Democrats appears to support some of Reuveni’s claims, raising questions about whether Bove misled lawmakers under oath.
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“This is a serious matter,” said a Senate Judiciary Committee staffer. “We are talking about a nominee to a lifetime judicial appointment who may have instructed others to disregard the rule of law.”
Bove has yet to respond publicly to the latest evidence, but pressure is mounting. Democrats are demanding his nomination be withdrawn or delayed pending a full investigation by the Department of Justice Inspector General.
The revelations come at a time when Trump’s immigration legacy is under renewed scrutiny, especially in light of ongoing legal battles, whistleblower reports, and growing public concern over the administration’s disregard for legal norms.
If proven true, the idea that a judicial nominee once encouraged DOJ lawyers to defy federal court orders could become one of the most damaging scandals yet involving the Trump-era immigration agenda.
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