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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court

The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official.

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At the Justice Department, Emil Bove III played an outsize role in the Trump administration’s aggressive effort to take control of the agency it argues has been “weaponized” against President Trump and other conservatives.
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Grassley Spurns Whistle-Blowers in Bove Confirmation Fight

The senator’s treatment of whistle-blowers detailing allegations against Emil Bove, the Trump loyalist and appeals court pick, has had a chilling effect, critics say.

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Senator Charles E. Grassley accused Democrats of trying “to weaponize my respect for whistle-blowers and the whole whistle-blowing process against me and, in return, against” Emil Bove.
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