WASHINGTON – Justice Connection today again calls on the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Emil Bove to a lifetime appointment to the Third Circuit following Erez Reuveni’s whistleblower disclosure alleging Bove’s involvement in a campaign to defy federal court orders and lie to the court.
“It’s unconscionable to even consider elevating someone to the judiciary who told DOJ lawyers that saying ‘F-you’ to courts was on the table,” said Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection. “Emil Bove is a principal architect of this administration’s project to bulldoze over the separation of powers and the rule of law. It should go without saying that anyone who believes court orders can be defied belongs nowhere near the federal bench.”
In his disclosure, Reuveni alleged that prior to President Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act in March 2025, Bove summoned several political and career DOJ attorneys handling immigration matters to a meeting, where he indicated the president would soon sign a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, and that planes transporting noncitizens would be taking off that weekend. Bove told those in the meeting that DOJ would need to consider telling the courts to “fuck you” and ignore any judicial orders enjoining the removals.
Reuveni alleged that over the next three weeks, he was involved in three separate immigration cases where Trump-appointed officials undermined the rule of law by ignoring court orders and presenting arguments in court with no basis in law. He also allegedly witnessed high-ranking DOJ and DHS political officials misrepresenting facts to the court, and he was allegedly directed to misrepresent facts himself – before he was fired for refusing to do so.
White House officials have publicly disparaged Reuveni to justify their refusal to comply with the Constitution and court orders. We implore the administration to end its smear campaign and respect DOJ employees’ right to blow the whistle.
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