Emil Bove, Democrats and Senate committee
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Trump asked the Senate to skip their summer break to confirm his 'incredible nominees,' which include some controversial picks.
Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out of a hearing on Thursday in protest of their GOP colleagues advancing President Donald Trump's nomination of his scandal-plagued personal criminal defense lawyer, Emil Bove, to serve as a lifetime judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
The quality of the President’s appellate nominees will influence whether judges and Justices decide to retire.
The Senate Judiciary Committee appears ready to back Justice Department official Emil Bove for an appellate court seat.
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More than 900 former U.S. Department of Justice employees on Wednesday warned the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee against confirming President Donald Trump's nominee Emil Bove to serve as an appellate court judge,