msnbc --Dems walk out of hearing to confirm Trump Official Emil Bove as Federal Judge

[riversedge]

Live reporting just now. Not saying what this means that I have heard.

[riversedge]

1. ' Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Bove advances to a full senate vote.'

damn

‪Mueller, She Wrote‬
‪@muellershewrote.com‬
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NEW: Emil Bove has advanced past the Senate Judiciary Committee over objections from democrats who didn’t get a chance to speak or debate on the issue.

NEW: Emil Bove has advanced past the Senate Judiciary Committee over objections from democrats who didn’t get a chance to speak or debate on the issue. Dems walked out of the hearing in protest, but Bove advances to a full senate vote.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-07-17T14:39:50.866Z

[kacekwl]

2. If there ever was a more

Corrupt, dishonest, evil bastard this is the guy. How in "gods" name can he even be considered for any job.

[OLDMDDEM]

5. The repugs are just as bad. Look who is approving him.

[BoRaGard]

6. repubes love that evil shitty kind of person

obviously.

Jesus, I reckon, would be blowing chunks at this and other anti-christian acts of the GOP

[spanone]

3. K&R

Chuck Grassley is one evil piece of shit. Rot in hell chuck.

[badgolfer]

4. Grassley

What has Trump promised Grassley for his family?

No ICE raids in Iowa?

What else could it be?

[Chemical Bill]

7. The repugs wouldn't allow Dems to speak or present witnesses.

[dalton99a]

8. +1. Republicans are hell-bent on pushing him through ASAP

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Maddow Blog-Republicans shrug off laundry list of scandals, advance Emil Bove's judicial nomination

Bove is arguably the single-most controversial circuit court nominee in modern American history. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.

By some measures, Emil Bove, a former Trump defense attorney, is one of the most controversial circuit court nominees in modern American history, opposed by several dozen former judges and 900+ former DOJ lawyers.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t care.

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-17T15:09:18.340Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/emil-bove-trump-judge-nomination-senate-republicans-rcna218833

That didn’t happen. NBC News reported:

A spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley says that Bove’s nomination had been reported out of committee to the full Senate, even though Democrats on the committee walked out in protest of the lack of debate and the refusal to hold a vote on whether to hold a hearing with a whistleblower before they voted.

Shortly before the vote, the panel's Democratic members walked out of the hearing room in protest, with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey describing the process as "insane."
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4/post/3lu6bvfc3oc2c

Link to tweet

In fact, after the committee's Republicans voted in support of Bove, members of the Democratic minority, led by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, suggested the issue of whether Bove was actually reported out was still an open question and may be referred to the Senate parliamentarian because, as Democrats argued, Republicans broke procedural rules.......

Just as importantly, if not more so, Erez Reuveni, a 15-year veteran Justice Department prosecutor, recently came forward as a whistleblower to tell senators that Bove repeatedly endorsed ignoring court orders and deliberately misleading judges. In a case involving the Alien Enemies Act and the administration’s alleged violation of a court order regarding deportation flights, Reuveni also described a meeting during which Bove “stated that DOJ would need to consider telling the courts ‘f--- you’ and ignore any such court order.”.....

Bove’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor for confirmation. To defeat him, four GOP senators would have to break ranks with the party, which seems unlikely. Watch this space.

trump is looking to appoint Bove to the SCOTUS when either Alito or Thomas retires