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Senate Panel to Vote on Bove Nomination Following Whistleblower Dispute

Grassley blocked Democrats from securing new testimony from Erez Reuveni in the Senate Judiciary Committee

Emil Bove III: The man who allegedly told Justice Department lawyers they might need to tell federal judges "f--- you" is now nominated for a lifetime appointment to the bench he once suggested defying. Here, president Donald Trump's nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, is sworn in before testifying during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednessday, June 25, 2025.
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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2025, after attending the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are on course to back Emil Bove Thursday for an appellate court seat, declining to hold further hearings.

Overview

  • Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have scheduled a vote on Emil Bove’s Third Circuit nomination for Thursday over objections from Democrats.
  • Senate Democrats demand sworn testimony from ex-DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, who alleges Bove urged staffers to defy federal court orders during migrant deportations.
  • Chairman Chuck Grassley rejected calls for an additional hearing to probe the whistleblower’s claims, citing procedural precedent and dismissing the need for further testimony.
  • More than 75 former federal and state judges and a coalition of ex-DOJ prosecutors have publicly urged senators to reject Bove’s lifetime appointment, warning his record threatens judicial impartiality.
  • Critics spotlight Bove’s lack of appellate experience and his DOJ actions—including mass firings, dropping of corruption charges and reported court defiance—as signs of a politicized justice system.