The U.S. Senate on July 29 confirmed Emil Bove, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, to a role in a federal appellate court.
In a 50–49 vote with only Republicans in support, Bove was confirmed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), opposed the confirmation.
Bove previously served as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, and came under the national spotlight for his role in Trump’s trial on charges related to hush money payments made by the Trump campaign in 2016. Bove was also on Trump’s legal team for his federal criminal cases….
Senate Confirms Former Trump Lawyer Emil Bove to Appellate Court
