Overview

• Whistleblower Erez Reuveni alleges that in a March 14 meeting Bove told DOJ attorneys to consider telling courts “fuck you” and ignore any order blocking deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act
• Despite U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s injunction halting those flights, two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants proceeded after Bove insisted the removals “needed to take off no matter what”
• Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who attended the meeting, denies that anyone suggested defying court orders and describes the allegations as “utterly false”
• Critics highlight Bove’s role in dismissing corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and firing prosecutors working on Jan. 6 cases as evidence of politicization at the Justice Department
• Bove is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 25 in a confirmation hearing expected to center on the whistleblower’s claims and his broader DOJ record