Thank goodness Sen. Adam Schiff nailed the nauseating corruptness of Emil Bove, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, currently a deputy attorney general and now nominee to a federal appeals court. As Schiff pointed out in a previous video, Bove is almost certainly being set up for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court as well.
We can hope that Schiff’s questioning nipped that latter promotion in the bud. At the very least it highlighted what a slimy liar Bove is.
Schiff began his questioning in Wednesday’s confirmation hearing by asking about a whistleblower’s allegations that, among other things, Bove instructed DOJ lawyers to tell the courts “fuck you.” Schiff reminded Bove that he was under oath, then asked, “Did you say anything of that kind?”
“Senator, I have no recollection of saying anything of that kind,” Bove dodged.
Schiff had a great follow-up.: “Wouldn’t you recall, Mr. Bove, if you said or suggested during a meeting with Justice Department lawyers that maybe they should consider telling the court ‘Fuck you?’ It seems to me that would be something you’d remember unless that’s the kind of thing you say frequently.”
Bova started wriggling. “Well, “I’ve certainly said things encouraging litigators at the department to fight hard for valid positions that we have to take in defense.”
