To the surprise of no one, when Trump's former criminal defense counsel was appointed to the DOJ, Emil Bove served Donald Trump's interests rather than the interests of justice. As reported in various outlets, Bove urged members of the DOJ to defy court orders.
According to the NYTimes, Bove urged an associate to lie about Kilmar Abrego Garcia to falsely claim that he was a terrorist. He urged subordinates to instruct military planes with deportees to depart the US despite a court order prohibiting them from doing so.
Democrats must do everything they can to prevent the confirmation of Bove. The hearings must be made-for-TV, non-stop grandstanding in defense of the Constitution. Emil Bove deserves to be disbarred, not appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The most sobering aspect of the Bove story is that it confirms what is obvious: The DOJ’s leadership has become a lawless gang of Trump enforcers for whom the law is an impediment to their campaign of vengeance and corruption.
Although we do not need any additional motivation to oppose Trump and every complicit Republican, the destruction of the once-proud DOJ is high on the list of injuries we must correct. And Democrats in Congress must help us by showing that they care enough to “make good trouble” on the Senate floor.
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