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Normale Ansicht

Emil Bove Defended Trump in Court. Then Trump Made Him a Judge.

06. Juli 2026 um 10:00
President Trump is appointing his former personal lawyers to judgeships, part of a larger effort to put his stamp on the federal courts.

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Emil Bove III, right, represented Donald J. Trump during his trial in Manhattan related to hush money payments in 2024.

Justice Dept. Staff Fear Turmoil Diverts Them From Potential Threats

Rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a hobbled work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud.

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Across the Justice Department, rank-and-file workers have expressed deep concern that a denigrated, distracted and depleted work force undercuts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud, putting the country in a weaker position.

Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group

05. Januar 2026 um 22:57
Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.

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President Nicolás Maduro in 2024. In a revised indictment, the Justice Department abandoned its claims that “Cartel de los Soles” was an actual organization.

Appeals Court Halts, for Now, Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights

12. Dezember 2025 um 22:56
The decision from the three-judge panel served to grant the Trump administration a reprieve from having one of its top immigration lawyers have to take the witness stand next week.

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The Justice Department’s request to the appeals court was not the first time it had sought to involve appellate judges in derailing the contempt investigation.

Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally

10. Dezember 2025 um 21:47
One of the president’s appeals-court nominees, a former lawyer for the president, was in the crowd at a raucous event in Mt. Pocono, Pa.

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Judge Emil Bove III attended a rally for President Trump on Tuesday.

Stalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life

19. November 2025 um 22:22
The resurrected inquiry could finally get to the bottom of lingering questions such as: Did top Trump administration officials purposely ignore a court order?

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Judge James E. Boasberg’s initial order laying out the contempt investigation outlined an aggressive process for figuring out what happened inside the administration.
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