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Federalist Rebukes 60 Minutes Over DOJ Whistleblower Segment, Citing Memo That Contradicts Claims

The outlet argues CBS omitted records that undermine Erez Reuveni’s account of directives in deportation litigation.

Erez Reuveni throwing a pity party on CBS.
Democrats walked out of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Emil Bove's nomination to serve as a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Overview

  • 60 Minutes aired an interview with former DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, who alleged senior officials signaled disregard for court orders, including a profane remark he attributes to Emil Bove.
  • Responding to the broadcast, The Federalist highlights an April 8 letter from Reuveni’s former supervisor, August Flentje, stating the team was told to avoid a court-halting order rather than defy one.
  • The article notes internal emails in which Reuveni threatened to withdraw from a case and encouraged colleagues to consider the same to influence the department’s handling.
  • Bove, now a judge on the 3rd Circuit, has denied Reuveni’s account and called the claims false or distorted, a position The Federalist underscores.
  • The piece frames Reuveni’s firing as tied to a failure to zealously advocate for the government, cites Attorney General Pam Bondi, and portrays the Abrego Garcia case as involving alleged MS-13 ties.