{"id":2437623,"date":"2025-05-21T18:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-doj-officials-defend-potential-appeals-court-pick-emil-bove-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T22:22:53","slug":"top-doj-officials-defend-potential-appeals-court-pick-emil-bove-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-doj-officials-defend-potential-appeals-court-pick-emil-bove-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Top DOJ officials defend potential appeals court pick Emil Bove &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-doj-officials-defend-potential-appeals-court-pick-emil-bove-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Top Justice department officials under President Donald Trump are voicing support for Emil Bove,a senior DOJ political appointee adn former member of Trump&#8217;s criminal defense team,who is being considered for a lifetime position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Bove played a notable role in defending Trump against various indictments and has been involved in restructuring the DOJ, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including purging career prosecutors<\/a>. His potential nomination has raised alarms among some conservative commentators, who express concern over his qualifications, while supporters, including prominent DOJ officials, argue he is an effective attorney and would make a commendable judge. This discussion highlights the divided opinions within conservative circles regarding Bove&#8217;s suitability for the role.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top DOJ officials defend potential appeals court pick Emil Bove<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_24824\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Justice Department<\/a> officials under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> are rallying to the defense of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3317930\/house-democrats-demand-doj-watchdog-probe-boves-conflicts-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Emil Bove<\/a>, a senior DOJ political appointee and former attorney on the president&rsquo;s criminal defense team, after Bove&rsquo;s name was reportedly floated for nomination to a lifetime role on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bove, who&nbsp;worked alongside Todd Blanche in defending Trump during two federal indictments and a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-scholar-sees-flaws-in-georgia-indictment-efforts-to-humiliate-trump\/\" title=\"Legal expert questions Georgia indictment, criticizes attempts to embarrass Trump.\">state-level criminal cases<\/a> in the run-up to the 2024 election, is reportedly being vetted to sit in one of two vacant spots on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/19\/politics\/trump-bove-federal-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/19\/us\/politics\/emil-bove-circuit-court-federal-appeals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">media<\/a> reports. The former prosecutor was tapped by Trump earlier this year to lead the president&rsquo;s takeover of the DOJ ahead of Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a>&lsquo;s confirmation in April.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3418250\/james-ho-blasts-special-treatment-illegal-immigrants\/\">Appellate judge blasts&nbsp;courts&#8217;&nbsp;&#8216;special treatment&#8217; for illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418257\/doj-consent-decrees-minneapolis-louisville\/\">DOJ&nbsp;scraps Biden-era police consent decree plans in&nbsp;Minneapolis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Louisville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418053\/seven-questions-fbi-documents-release-russiagate-jan-6\/\">Seven questions ahead of the FBI&#8217;s Russiagate and Jan. 6 documents release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump attorneys Emil Bove, left, and Todd Blanche leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse, after a hearing, Sep. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reports of his possible nomination&nbsp;were met with alarm by some conservative legal commentators, including Ed Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and&nbsp;<em>National Review&nbsp;<\/em>columnist, who has frequently criticized Trump since the start of his second term. Meanwhile, Whelan&rsquo;s negative reaction&nbsp;prompted online backlash from two prominent DOJ officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will Trump Nominate DOJ Henchman Emil Bove to Appellate Seat?&rdquo; Whelan posted on X Monday, calling the prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdWhelanEPPC\/status\/1924485882775543808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;very bad news&rdquo;<\/a> for conservatives hoping Trump would replicate the caliber of his first-term judicial picks. <\/p>\n<p>Whelan went so far as to suggest Bove&rsquo;s nomination would test whether Senate Republicans are willing to rubber-stamp <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdWhelanEPPC\/status\/1924488054569304119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;thuggish fealty to Trump.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent conservative lawyer who has worked with Bove, fired back on X, saying, &ldquo;This is one of the dumbest and nastiest headlines and squibs ever from a once-great conservative publication.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon, now a senior DOJ official, called Bove &ldquo;an extremely effective and intelligent attorney,&rdquo; adding, &ldquo;We should be so lucky to have judges like him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is one of the dumbest and nastiest headlines and squibs ever from a once-great conservative publication. I used to love getting National Review in my mail and I read it cover to cover. What a shame. <\/p>\n<p>Emil Bove is an extremely effective and intelligent attorney I&rsquo;m honored&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vs08AwwHj8\">https:\/\/t.co\/vs08AwwHj8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarmeetKDhillon\/status\/1924954221050290258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Blanche, now deputy attorney general, joined the pushback, saying it was &ldquo;[s]ad to see what&rsquo;s become of a once-respected outlet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Emil Bove is a brilliant legal mind and a dedicated public servant and I&rsquo;m proud to call him a colleague and close friend,&rdquo; Blanche said, without denying rumors of Bove&rsquo;s potential selection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad to see what&rsquo;s become of a once-respected outlet. Emil Bove is a brilliant legal mind and a dedicated public servant and I&rsquo;m proud to call him a colleague and close friend. The cheap shots say more about their authors than about him. Envy is loud, but it&rsquo;s not persuasive. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jgn1LSCgR7\">https:\/\/t.co\/jgn1LSCgR7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1924982872953286969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, a former Trump White House counsel, struck a more measured tone but also voiced support for Bove, saying, &ldquo;Emil is one of the most courageous lawyers in America. He would be a phenomenal judge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whelan later moderated his stance in a follow-up post, acknowledging Ferguson&rsquo;s credibility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I respect Andrew Ferguson, and I&rsquo;m glad to hear his take. I would be very glad to be wrong on this,&rdquo; he wrote. Whelan has long championed Trump&rsquo;s judicial selections from his first term, which were made in part with the aid of then-Federalist Society Executive Vice President Leonard Leo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I respect Andrew Ferguson, and I&#8217;m glad to hear his take. I&#8217;ll just say that it doesn&#8217;t comport with a lot of other things I&#8217;ve heard about Emil Bove. I would be very glad to be wrong on this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/owgESyPo4Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/owgESyPo4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdWhelanEPPC\/status\/1925013692116070692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bove played a leading role in restructuring the DOJ this year, including with a purge of career prosecutors and others who worked under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3322620\/top-doj-prosecutor-resigns-after-refusing-to-investigate-epa-climate-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TOP DOJ PROSECUTOR RESIGNS AFTER REFUSING TO INVESTIGATE EPA CLIMATE SPENDING\">TOP DOJ PROSECUTOR RESIGNS AFTER REFUSING TO INVESTIGATE EPA CLIMATE SPENDING<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His tenure also drew attention for overseeing the abrupt end of a corruption investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams &mdash; an episode that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3387951\/eric-adams-prosecutors-resign-corruption-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">led to a pair of high-profile<\/a> resignations and accusations of political favoritism.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3403141\/new-team-guides-trump-judicial-vacancies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">began his second-term efforts<\/a> to nominate new life-tenure appointees to federal appeals courts with the naming of a ranking lawyer in the Tennessee attorney general&rsquo;s office, three district court nominees, and one selection for the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_24824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"24824\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top DOJ officials back Emil Bove for federal appeals court nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2437624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25026615965203.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32324,7076,55676,33211,32076],"class_list":["post-2437623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-appeals-court","tag-doj","tag-emil-bove","tag-legal-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25026615965203.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437627,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437623\/revisions\/2437627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}