July 21, 2025
Judiciary Democrats Walk Out as GOP Advances Emil Bove to Third Circuit
Booker sparks Senate clash over judicial transparency
⚖️Justice🏢Legislative Process
Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 on Jul. 17, 2025 to advance 
Emil Bove after all Democrats walked out
Chairman 
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) blocked Senator 
Cory Booker's motion to allow whistleblower testimony before voting
Whistleblower Erez Reuveni alleged Bove told DOJ staff they might need to tell courts "f**k you" regarding Trump deportation orders
Senate confirmed Bove 50-49 on Jul. 30, 2025 to Third Circuit Court of Appeals (covering DE, NJ, PA)
Over 900 former DOJ attorneys and 75+ former federal/state judges publicly opposed Bove's nomination
Only GOP Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) voted no; Republican Bill Hagerty (TN) did not vote
Bove served as Trump's defense attorney in NY hush money trial and two federal criminal cases before DOJ appointment
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Before joining the Justice Department, what was Emil Bove's relationship to Donald Trump?
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All 12 Republican committee members voted to advance Bove's nomination while no Democrats voted.
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Which Senate committee did Democrats walk out of in protest over Emil Bove's nomination?
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Emil Bove previously worked as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
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Emil Bove was nominated for a position on which federal court?
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Emil Bove
Trump Defense Attorney, DOJ Official, Judicial Nominee
Chuck Grassley
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman (R-IA)
Cory Booker
U.S. Senator (D-NJ)
Dick Durbin
Senate Judiciary Ranking Member (D-IL)
Erez Reuveni
DOJ Whistleblower, Former 15-Year Veteran Attorney
Susan Collins & Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senators (ME & AK)
Donald Trump
President