Emil Bove
Federal appeals judge; former top Justice Department official
2 findings
What the labels mean
- ConvictedA criminal jury found them guilty.
- Found liableA civil jury ruled against them.
- Court ruledA judge ruled against them or their policy.
- Watchdog foundAn inspector general, Congress's auditors at the GAO or UN investigators.
- AdmittedThey acknowledged it, or their own government's records and court filings show it.
- On recordSomething they said or did in public.
- ReportedNews reporting they deny or haven't confirmed.
- AllegedAccusations in lawsuits, complaints or from sources. Unproven.
Verdicts and rulings 1
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Court ruled
He ordered the Eric Adams corruption case dropped. The judge wrote, “Everything here smacks of a bargain.”
Judge Dale Ho wrote that it looked like “dismissal of the Indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions,” and dismissed the case for good so it couldn’t be used as leverage. The acting US attorney resigned rather than drop it. Bove told the court, “There is no quid pro quo.”
Reported and alleged 1
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Alleged
A fired Justice Department lawyer says Bove floated telling the courts “fuck you” over deportation flights.
Whistleblower Erez Reuveni’s complaint says Bove told staff the department might need to tell the courts “fuck you” and “ignore any such order.” At his hearing Bove said, “I have never advised a Department of Justice attorney to violate a court order,” and that he had “no recollection of saying anything of that kind.”