'Egregious': Over 75 ex judges slam Trump's 'deeply inappropriate' judicial pick [View all]
Source: Raw Story
July 15, 2025 5:35PM ET
With two days to go until the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on advancing the judicial nomination of President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Emil Bove, more than 75 former federal and state judges wrote to lawmakers to demand they reject the "deeply inappropriate" appointment.
Confirming Bove to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit would not only "compromise the integrity of the courts" and "set a dangerous precedent" that "personal fealty rather than constitutional duty" can secure judicial power, said the judges, but would also elevate someone who has allegedly "plotted to violate court orders," according to a recent whistleblower report.
The judges noted that the whistleblower, former Department of Justice lawyer Erez Reuveni, has offered to testify under oath and has provided the committee with "compelling evidence" that Bove told DOJ staffers to "ignore" any court orders that challenged Trump's mass deportation operation—yet the Republican-controlled panel has not invited Reuveni to speak to lawmakers.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/emil-bove-2673247675/
Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25997817/former-judges-call-on-senate-committee-to-reject-emil-boves-nomination.pdf
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