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Trump pick Emil Bove confirmed as federal judge after furious Democrat walkout, whistleblower complaints

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The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Emil Bove as a federal judge Tuesday, handing a controversial leader at the Department of Justice a lifetime role on a powerful appellate court.
Bove was narrowly confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in a 50-49 vote with no support from Democrats. His confirmation followed a contentious weeks-long vetting process that included three whistleblower complaints and impassioned outside figures voicing both support and opposition to his nomination.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said from the Senate floor before the vote that he supported Bove and believed the nominee had been the target of «unfair accusations and abuse.»
«He has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be a diligent, capable, and fair jurist,» Grassley said.
Bove’s ascension to the appellate court marks a peak in his legal career.
He started out as a high-achieving student, college athlete and Georgetown University law school graduate. He went on to clerk for two federal judges and worked for about a decade as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, leading high-profile terrorism and drug trafficking cases through 2019.
TOP DOJ OFFICIAL FACES TEST IN SENATE OVER NOMINATION TO BECOME FEDERAL JUDGE
Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 3rd Circuit, is sworn in before testifying during his Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building June 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Alongside Todd Blanche, now a deputy attorney general, Bove led Trump’s personal defense team during the president’s criminal prosecutions. Blanche told Fox News Digital in an interview last month that Bove was a «brilliant lawyer» who authored the vast majority of their legal briefs for Trump’s cases. In a letter to the Senate, attorney Gene Schaerr called Bove’s brief writing «superb.»
Bove will leave behind his job as principal associate deputy attorney general at the DOJ. Attorney General Pam Bondi congratulated him in a statement.
«This is a GREAT day for our country,» Bondi wrote on X. «I cannot thank Emil enough for his tireless work and support at @TheJusticeDept. He will be missed — and he will be an outstanding judge.»
Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, voted against Bove.
Democrats and some who crossed paths with Bove during his time in New York and at DOJ headquarters fiercely opposed his nomination and said he was unqualified.
KEY TRUMP NOMINEES STALLED BY SENATE DEMS PUT PRESSURE ON GOP LEADERS

Todd Blanche, attorney for former President Donald Trump, Trump and Emil Bove, another Trump attorney, in Manhattan criminal court May 29, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
One whistleblower, Erez Reuveni, had become a successful prosecutor at the DOJ over the last 15 years when he was fired under Bove’s watch. Reuveni said he was party to a meeting in March in which Bove floated defying any court orders that would hinder one of Trump’s most legally questionable deportation plans, a claim Bove denies. Reuveni also said the culture at the DOJ, particularly during the most intense moments of immigration lawsuits, involved misleading federal judges and was like nothing he had experienced during his tenure, which included Trump’s first term.
Two other anonymous whistleblowers emerged at the eleventh hour during the confirmation process and vouched for Reuveni’s claims.
A spokeswoman for Grassley told Fox News Digital the third whistleblower only brought claims to Senate Democrats and did not attempt to engage with Grassley. Grassley’s staff eventually met with the whistleblower’s lawyers after the chairman’s office reached out, the spokeswoman said.
Grassley said his staff interviewed more than a dozen people to vet the initial whistleblower claims and could not find evidence that Bove urged staff to defy the courts.
«Even if you accept most of the claims as true, there’s no scandal,» Grassley said. «Government lawyers aggressively litigating and interpreting court orders isn’t misconduct—it’s what lawyers do.»
While in New York, Bove also alienated some colleagues. In 2018, a band of defense lawyers said in emails reported by The Associated Press that Bove could not «be bothered to treat lesser mortals with respect or empathy.» Another lawyer who had interactions with Bove in New York told Fox News Digital he was a «bully» who browbeat people.
TRUMP CONSIDERS FORMER DEFENSE ATTORNEY EMIL BOVE FOR FEDERAL APPEALS COURT VACANCY

(L-R) Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and John Lauro depart federal court after a hearing on Trump’s election interference case Sept. 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A group that opposes Bove’s nomination, Justice Connection, published a letter signed by more than 900 former DOJ employees calling for the Senate to reject Bove’s nomination.
Among their concerns was that Bove led the controversial dismissal of Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges. Several DOJ officials resigned in protest over Bove’s orders to toss out the charges. In the letter, the former employees said Bove has been «trampling over institutional norms» and that he lacked impartiality.
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, in an unusual move, staged a walkout at a hearing on Bove before a recent vote to advance his nomination. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called him a «henchman,» a description Democrats have widely adopted for him.
«He’s the extreme of the extreme,» Schumer told reporters. «He’s not a jurist. He’s a Trumpian henchman. That seems to be the qualification for appointees these days.»
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Bove defended himself against critics during his confirmation hearing.
«I am not anybody’s henchman. I’m not an enforcer,» Bove said. «I’m a lawyer from a small town who never expected to be in an arena like this.»
Fox News’ Alex Miller contributed to this report.
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La principal abogada de Goldman Sachs renunció a su puesto después de que se revelara su vínculo con Jeffrey Epstein

La principal abogada de Goldman Sachs, Kathryn Ruemmler, renunció el jueves luego de que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos publicara correos electrónicos y otros materiales que revelaban su larga relación con Jeffrey Epstein, el financiero caído en desgracia.
Ruemmler y los representantes de Goldman dijeron durante años que ella mantenía una relación estrictamente profesional con Epstein, un delincuente sexual convicto. Pero los correos electrónicos, mensajes de texto y fotografías publicados a finales del mes pasado echaron por tierra esa versión, lo que provocó la repentina dimisión de Ruemmler, que sorprendió a muchos dentro de la empresa.
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Antes de incorporarse a Goldman en 2020, Ruemmler era consejera, confidente y amiga de Epstein, según demostraron los documentos. Le aconsejaba sobre cómo responder a preguntas difíciles sobre sus delitos sexuales, hablaba de su vida sentimental, le recomendaba cómo evitar el escrutinio poco favorecedor de los medios de comunicación y se dirigía a él como “cariño” y “tío Jeffrey”.
Epstein, por su parte, le dio consejos profesionales sobre su traslado a Goldman, le presentó a conocidos hombres de negocios y la colmó de regalos como tratamientos de spa, viajes de lujo y artículos de lujo de Hermes. En total, Ruemmler fue mencionada en más de 10.000 de los documentos publicados por el Departamento de Justicia.
Ruemmler, además de ser directora jurídica de Goldman desde 2021, era socia y vicepresidenta de su comité de riesgo reputacional. Anteriormente, trabajó como asesora de la Casa Blanca bajo la presidencia de Barack Obama y fue abogada defensora de delitos de cuello blanco en Latham & Watkins.
“Mi responsabilidad es anteponer los intereses de Goldman Sachs”, dijo Ruemmler, de 54 años, en un comunicado en el que confirmaba su dimisión. El financista pedófilo Jeffrey Epstein apareció muerto en su celda en 2019. (Foto de archivo: Reuters)
El presidente ejecutivo de Goldman, David Solomon, dijo el viernes que estaba sorprendido y decepcionado por la decisión de Ruemmler de dimitir.
“La retrospectiva es algo muy, muy divertido y muy, muy poderoso”, dijo Solomon en una entrevista en CNBC. “Mucho de -todo- esto ocurrió antes de que ella estuviera en Goldman Sachs, y hace 10 años”.
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Solomon se encontraba en un torneo de golf en California cuando Ruemmler le notificó sus planes de dimitir.
Hasta su dimisión, Ruemmler había dicho, a través de sus representantes, que mantenía bromas e interacciones sociales con Epstein, que tenía buenos contactos, con el fin de que le presentara nuevos clientes.
Los documentos ilustran una relación más estrecha entre ambos que comenzó en 2014 y que Ruemmler describió en un correo electrónico como una “amistad”.
Ella le explicó cómo la ley diferencia entre las víctimas menores de edad de delitos sexuales y las prostitutas adultas. “Creo que la cuestión es que, si era menor de edad, no podía consentir legalmente ejercer la prostitución”, escribió Ruemmler a Epstein en 2015.
Dio consejos sobre cómo derribar la credibilidad de una de sus acusadoras, escribiendo en un correo electrónico que el abogado de Epstein podría empujar a la mujer a una “trampa de perjurio”.
Ruemmler firmó algunos correos con “xoxo” (besos y abrazos, en inglés) e intercambió fotos. Bromeó con Epstein sobre el peso de los visitantes en las áreas de descanso de Nueva Jersey y especuló sobre la orientación sexual de un conocido multimillonario de fondos de cobertura.
Y en una serie de reuniones, le pidió consejo sobre asuntos personales y profesionales (“los hombres no se interesan por las mujeres de mi edad”, se lamentaba en un correo electrónico).
En 2019, durante una entrevista de trabajo en Goldman, Ruemmler dijo a Epstein que llevaba puestos regalos suyos. “¡Hoy estoy totalmente adornada por el tío Jeffrey!”, escribió.
Goldman Sachs y Ruemmler han dicho que Epstein nunca fue su cliente. Pero en 2018, ella le ayudó a editar un documento legal que defendía su acuerdo de 2008 para declararse culpable de solicitar la prostitución de una menor.
Ruemmler salió una semana después de que otro abogado de la élite de Wall Street, Brad Karp, fuera destituido como presidente de Paul Weiss en medio de revelaciones de que su relación con Epstein era más grande de lo que se sabía. Otras personas del mundo del arte y la política también han perdido su empleo. El congresista Jared Moskowitz (demócrata por Florida) muestra una foto de Donald Trump junto a Jeffrey Epstein durante una reunión del Comité de Supervisión y Rendición de Cuentas de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. (Foto: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)
Pero durante las semanas previas a su dimisión, los altos cargos de Goldman respaldaron a Ruemmler.
En el muy concurrido retiro de socios celebrado la semana pasada en South Beach, Miami, los directivos de la empresa mantuvieron a Ruemmler en primer plano, sin dar muestras de que su puesto estuviera en peligro, dijeron dos personas familiarizadas con el evento.
Además, el bufete emprendió un agresivo esfuerzo para defenderla, al trabajar con un destacado abogado especializado en difamación, Tom Clare, quien ha estado en contacto con medios de comunicación en las últimas semanas, rebatiendo las descripciones de los periodistas sobre la relación de Ruemmler con Epstein.
La defensa del bufete se centró en el hecho de que sus interacciones con Epstein se produjeron mientras trabajaba en Latham y fueron anteriores a su contratación en Goldman.
Muchos ejecutivos de Goldman, dijeron, estaban desconcertados por el hecho de que la empresa siguiera respaldando a Ruemmler.
El apoyo de Goldman duró hasta el momento en que el jueves por la tarde Ruemmler presentó su dimisión directamente a Solomon, dijeron dos personas con conocimiento del asunto.
Solomon acababa de concluir una ronda de golf en el torneo Pebble Beach Pro-Am, que empareja a famosos y personas de negocios con golfistas profesionales. Solomon formó equipo con el golfista profesional Max Greyserman, mientras que Condoleeza Rice y Travis Kelce estaban entre los demás jugadores.
Después de que Solomon hablara con Ruemmler, convocó una reunión con el consejo de administración para informarles de la dimisión, dijo una persona informada de las actividades del consejo. Era la primera vez que el consejo abordaba colectivamente las acusaciones contra Ruemmler desde que se publicaron los últimos correos electrónicos a finales de enero. Solomon anunció la dimisión de Ruemmler en un correo electrónico dirigido a todo el personal el jueves por la noche y dijo que “trabajaría con nuestros equipos” hasta el 30 de junio para “efectuar una transición suave”.
Como una de las principales ejecutivas de Goldman, Ruemmler fue muy bien remunerada durante su tiempo en la empresa. Cuando deje Goldman, sus opciones sobre acciones de la empresa se devengarán en los próximos dos años y se espera que cobre unos 80 millones de dólares.
“Estoy orgulloso de la forma en que Kathy ha manejado este asunto y de cómo lo hemos atravesado”, dijo Solomon en la entrevista de la CNBC del viernes.
Rob Copeland es un periodista financiero del Times, y escribe sobre Wall Street y la industria bancaria.
Maureen Farrell escribe sobre Wall Street para el Times, se concentra en el capital privado, los fondos de cobertura y los multimillonarios, y cómo influyen en el mundo de las inversiones.
Lauren Hirsch es una reportera del Times que informa sobre los tratos y los negociadores en Wall Street y Washington.
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Collins boosts Republican voter ID effort, but won’t scrap filibuster

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Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, but the lawmaker’s support comes with a condition.
A trio of lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have undertaken a campaign to convince their colleagues to support the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, working social media and closed-door meetings to secure the votes.
The campaign has proven successful, with the cohort gaining a crucial vote from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who announced that she would back the SAVE America Act, which recently passed the House. With Collins, Senate Republicans have at least a slim majority backing the act.
HARDLINE CONSERVATIVES DOUBLE DOWN TO SAVE THE SAVE ACT
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced her support for the SAVE America Act, but won’t go as far as to nuke the Senate filibuster. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«I support the version of the SAVE America Act that recently passed the House,» Collins said in a statement first reported by the Maine Wire. «The law is clear that in this country only American citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections.»
«In addition, having people provide an ID at the polls, just as they have to do before boarding an airplane, checking into a hotel, or buying an alcoholic beverage, is a simple reform that will improve the security of our federal elections and will help give people more confidence in the results,» she continued.
Collins noted that she did not support the previous version of the bill, known simply as the SAVE Act, because it «would have required people to prove their citizenship every single time they cast a ballot.»
ONLY ONE HOUSE DEM VOTED IN FAVOR OF VOTER ID, PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IN US ELECTIONS

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is leading the push in the Senate to pass voter ID legislation, and pitching multiple paths that Republicans could take to do it. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Her decision gives Lee and Senate Republicans the votes needed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate.
«We now have enough votes to pass a motion to proceed to the House-passed bill — even without any additional votes — with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie,» Lee said in a post on X.
That tie-breaking scenario would only present itself if Republicans turn to the standing, or talking, filibuster. It’s a move that Lee has been pushing his colleagues to make, and one that would require actual, physical debate over the bill.
It’s the precursor to the current version of the filibuster, where the only hill lawmakers have to climb is acquiring 60 votes. Lee and other conservatives believe that if they turn to the standing filibuster, rather than the «zombie filibuster,» they can barrel through Democratic resistance.
But some fear that turning to that tool could paralyze the Senate floor for weeks or even months, depending on Senate Democrats’ resolve.
And Collins’ support is not enough to smash through the 60-vote Senate filibuster.
MURKOWSKI BREAKS WITH GOP ON VOTER ID, SAYS PUSH ‘IS NOT HOW WE BUILD TRUST’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., supports voter ID laws, but acknowledged that there aren’t the votes in the Senate to nuke the filibuster to pass it. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Complicating matters, Collins made clear that she does not support doing away with the filibuster, as do several other Senate Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who reiterated earlier this week that the GOP doesn’t have the votes to eliminate the legislative tool.
«I oppose eliminating the legislative filibuster,» Collins said. «The filibuster is an important protection for the rights of the minority party that requires Senators to work together in the best interest of the country.»
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«Removing that protection would, for example, allow a future Congress controlled by Democrats to pass provisions on anything they want — D.C. statehood, open borders, or packing the Supreme Court — with just a simple majority of Senators,» she continued.
GOP senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, remain the only Republicans who have not pledged support for the SAVE Act.
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Russia murdered Alexei Navalny with deadly frog poison, European countries conclude

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Alexei Navalny was murdered by Russia with a type of frog poison, the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands have concluded.
In a joint statement on Saturday, the NATO countries said they were «confident» the Russian dissident had been poisoned by the Russian government with a «lethal toxin» known as epibatidine, which is found in South American poison dart frogs. The frogs aren’t native to Russia.
«Russia claimed that Navalny died of natural causes. But given the toxicity of epibatidine and reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the cause of his death,» the countries wrote. «Navalny died while held in prison, meaning Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to administer this poison to him.»
ALEXEI NAVALNY’S DEATH REPRESENTS MAJOR BLOW TO POLITICAL DISSENT IN RUSSIA
Alexei Navalny was murdered by Russia with a type of frog poison, the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands have concluded. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
The conclusion was made based on samples taken from Navalny’s body.
Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most powerful opponents, died in a Russian prison in Siberia in 2024 after he decided to go back to his home country in 2021.
Navalny was immediately detained upon his return to his home country on charges that included fraud and contempt of court that were widely considered to be politically motivated.

Russia has been accused by several European countries of poisoning Alexei Navalny to death. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The activist was famously brought to a German hospital in 2020 to recover after Western powers, including the U.S., accused Russia of poisoning him with a nerve agent known as novichok that was developed by the Soviet Union.
RUSSIA AGREES TO ABIDE BY EXPIRED NEW START NUCLEAR ARMS LIMITS – AS LONG AS US DOES THE SAME

Alexei Navalny after an arrest in Russia in 2017. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/ AFP via Getty Images)
«Russia’s repeated disregard for international law and the Chemical Weapons Convention is clear,» the statement said, adding that Russia was also widely believed to have used novichok in England in 2018, leading to the death of a British woman named Dawn Sturgess.
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«These latest findings once again underline the need to hold Russia accountable for its repeated violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention and, in this instance, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention,» the statement said.

Alexei Navalny with his wife Yulia in 2018. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
The countries added that they had written to the director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to «inform him of this Russian breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention.»
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