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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Trump taps right-wing lawyer to head U.S. Office of Special Counsel
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would nominate Paul Ingrassia, a 30-year-old lawyer and former right-wing podcast host, to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent watchdog agency that oversees federal personnel issues and plays a crucial role in protecting whistleblowers within the government. 'Paul is a highly respected attorney, writer, and Constitutional Scholar, who has done a tremendous job serving as my White House Liaison for Homeland Security,' Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 'Paul holds degrees from both Cornell Law School and Fordham University, where he majored in Mathematics and Economics, graduating near the top of his class. Congratulations Paul!'
Washington Post
6 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Trump picks top Justice Dept. official who was his lawyer to be a judge
President Donald Trump's latest pick for the federal bench is a top Justice Department official who steered the dropping of criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and has been pivotal in executing the department's immigration policies and personnel upheaval. Trump said on social media on Wednesday that he is nominating Emil Bove — the Justice Department's principal associate deputy attorney general — to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Trump Says He Will Nominate His Former Defense Lawyer to Appeals Court
President Trump on Wednesday said he would nominate Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who previously served as his criminal defense attorney, to a seat on a federal appeals court. Trump said on social media that he had picked Bove for the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which serves the areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Virgin Islands. Bove must be approved by the Senate.
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Ex-Trump defense lawyer Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, is picked to be federal judge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is nominating his former criminal defense lawyer Emil Bove, who as a high-ranking Justice Department official was behind the controversial move to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, to become a federal appeals court judge. As acting deputy attorney general, Bove has been at the center of some of the department's most scrutinized actions since Trump's return to the White House in January. Bove ordered the dismissal of charges against the Democratic leader of America's biggest city, accused FBI officials of 'insubordination' for refusing to hand over the names of agents who investigated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and ordered the firings of a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases. He also moved aggressively to align the department with Trump's agenda around immigration and other matters, ordering federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal prosecution state or local officials who are believed to be interfering with the Republican administration's immigration crackdown. Trump picked Bove to fill a vacancy on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The nomination, which is subject to Senate confirmation, comes just months into Bove's contentious tenure at the department. 'Emil is SMART, TOUGH, and respected by everyone,' Trump said in a social media post announcing the nomination. 'He will end the Weaponization of Justice, restore the Rule of Law, and do anything else that is necessary to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Emil Bove will never let you down!' When Todd Blanche, another former criminal defense attorney for Trump, was sworn in as deputy attorney general, Bove became Blanche's top adviser, serving as the principal associate deputy attorney general. Bove, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, was on the defense team during Trump's New York hush money trial and defended Trump in the federal criminal cases brought by the Justice Department. The Justice Department abandoned Trump's federal 2020 election interference case and the classified documents case after Trump won the election in November. Bove's order to dismiss the Adams case roiled the department. Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and several high-ranking department officials resigned rather than carrying out Bove's order. In remarkable departure from long-standing department norms, Bove said the case should be dropped because it was interfering with the mayor's ability to aid the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. Bove clerked for two federal judges appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. He then spent nine years at the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan where he specialized in prosecuting drug kingpins and alleged terrorists. He was involved in multiple high-profile prosecutions, including a drug-trafficking case against the former Honduran president's brother, a man who set off a pressure cooker device in Manhattan and a man who sent dozens of mail bombs to prominent targets across the country. Bove's actions at the New York office, however, rankled some fellow prosecutors and defense attorneys. In 2018, the federal public defender's office compiled complaints about his behavior from defense attorneys and sent them to two top officials in the U.S. attorney's office. About 18 months after the email was sent, Bove was promoted to be co-chief of the office's national security and international narcotics unit.
Forbes
6 days ago
- General
- Forbes
Trump Names Emil Bove To Be Federal Judge—Following Eric Adams Controversy And Misconduct Complaint
President Donald Trump named his former personal lawyer Emil Bove on Wednesday to be a federal appeals court judge, the latest instance of Trump promoting one of his personal defense attorneys to a higher government position and coming as Bove faces accusations of misconduct over his handling of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' criminal case. Attorney Emil Bove looks on during President Donald Trump's sentencing hearing at Manhattan Criminal ... More Court on January 10 in New York City. Trump said on Truth Social he was nominating Bove to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers legal cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Virgin Islands, describing his former attorney as 'SMART, TOUGH, and respected by everyone' and saying he will do 'anything' to 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.' Bove served as one of Trump's defense attorneys during the president's criminal trial in New York last year, and has more recently served at the Justice Department as acting deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general, which is his current role. The prosecutor garnered significant controversy while serving as acting deputy attorney general—before a different former Trump lawyer, Todd Blanche, was confirmed in the role—as he directed DOJ prosecutors to drop criminal charges against Adams, who was indicted on federal fraud and bribery charges due to allegations of receiving gifts in exchange for political favors (which Adams denied). Bove wrote in a memo that the move was not based on 'the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based,' but that it 'unduly restricted Mayor Adams' ability' to tackle 'illegal immigration and violent crime'—which prompted a string of DOJ prosecutors to resign rather than carry out Bove's directive. Multiple prosecutors denounced Bove in their letters announcing their resignations, with former U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon calling Bove's request a 'quid pro quo' in exchange for Adams' helping Trump's immigration plans, writing Bove 'appears to concede' that Adams 'should receive leniency for federal crimes solely because' he can use his position as mayor 'to assist in the Administration's policy priorities.' Democratic senators filed a misconduct complaint against Bove with the New York State Bar in March, alleging Bove 'abused his position' by pressuring prosecutors to drop Adams' charges and violated professional rules barring lawyers from 'improperly influenc[ing]' public officials, 'engaging in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice,' instructing other lawyers to commit misconduct and committing 'conduct that adversely reflects one's fitness to be a lawyer.' Bove will still need to be formally confirmed by the Senate before he can become an appeals court judge, and it remains to be seen how long that process could take. While Democrats are all but certain to oppose the prosecutor's nomination, Republicans' majority in the Senate makes it likely Bove will still be confirmed. Prior to becoming Trump's personal attorney, Bove served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he co-led its national security unit and narcotics unit. While he flew more under the radar prior to Trump's inauguration, as compared with some of the president's other personal attorneys, he's faced greater scrutiny in the wake of his ascension to the DOJ, as reports indicate he was a polarizing figure at the Southern District of New York. Politico reported in February that the U.S. attorney's office conducted an inquiry into Bove during his time at the Southern District of New York due to his 'harsh' management style, which sources described to the outlet as being 'abusive.' The inquiry concluded Bove should be demoted, but that order was never carried out. This story is breaking and will be updated.
