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President Donald Trump appointed Emil Bove, one of his former personal lawyers and now a senior official of the Ministry of Justice, to be a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal.
Trump announced the appointment of Bove to the American Court of Appeal for the 3rd circuit in a social media position on Wednesday, saying that Bove is “intelligent, hard and respected by everyone”.
“It will end the armament of justice, will restore the rule of law and will do everything necessary, make America again large,” wrote Trump. “Emil Bove will never let you down!”
The appointment of Bove opens the way to a contagious confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, in which Democrats should challenge it to explain some of the most controversial measures of the Ministry of Justice of Trump – some of which have resulted in mass resignations and layoffs within the department. These efforts were largely made by Bove himself.
During his first weeks at the Doj, Bove quickly became one of the most powerful and influential politicians in the Trump administration. In a few days, he published a memo This threatened to continue the state and local officials who resist the federal immigration repression of the administration.
Bove was the face of the administration campaign to abandon the corruption accusations against the mayor of New York, Eric Adams wave of resignation Prosecutors in New York and DC.
He also ordered the dismissal of eight senior FBI officials and asked for information on thousands of FBI employees who worked on the riot of the American Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Now, as the first deputy for Todd Blanche, the Number two manager of the DoJ, Bove’s work focused mainly on the application of Trump’s immigration program.
In a Social media message After the announcement of his appointment, Blanche said that he “could not be more proud of my friend Emil Bove.”
“I have known Emil for years and his dedication to this country, as well as his brilliant integrity and legal spirit will make him an excellent judge,” wrote Blanche, who also worked as one of Trump’s personal lawyers. “Well won, my friend!”
Bove also contributes to directing a new effort from the Ministry of Justice called the Armament Working Group, which is responsible for examining current and old prosecutors and FBI employees.
Bove is one of the many former Trump’s personal lawyers appointed to high -level legal jobs within the administration, notably John Sauer, the general solicitor, and Blanche, the assistant prosecutor. Trump also installed other allies in the best places in the department, including the director of the FBI Kash Patel and the Attorney General Pam Bondi.
During his time as a Trump lawyer, Bove helped defend Trump in his federal criminal affairs, who were both rejected after Trump was re-elected, and in the New York Hush-Money case, where Trump was guilty of the 34 accusations he faced.
Reached by CNN, Bove said that he had no comments on the appointment.
This story has been updated with additional developments.
Paula Reid of CNN contributed to this report.
