Overview

• President Trump formally nominated Emil Bove on May 28 to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Virgin Islands.
• Bove’s tenure as acting deputy attorney general drew sharp criticism when he ordered DOJ prosecutors to drop federal fraud and bribery charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
• More than a half-dozen DOJ prosecutors resigned in protest of Bove’s directive, with former U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon calling the decision a “quid pro quo” tied to Adams’s cooperation on immigration policy.
• Democratic senators have filed a misconduct complaint with the New York State Bar accusing Bove of abusing his position and violating professional rules in the Adams case.
• Despite unanimous Democratic opposition, the Republican Senate majority is expected to carry Bove’s nomination to confirmation.