'Come to regret': Federal prosecutor warns GOP Bove has already triggered revolt in courts [View all]

Source: Raw Story

August 2, 2025 6:48PM ET


Donald Trump may have gotten his way with Emil Bove's confirmation to a lifetime federal judgeship, but the move may already be coming back to haunt Republicans in ways they never anticipated.

Federal prosecutor Brandan Ballou shared significant backlash that he's seeing in the legal system less than a week after Bove was put into his new position. Ballou said is only sounding the alarm publicly because he tried to tell Republicans in private — and all but one completely ignored him.

Bove, Trump's former criminal defense attorney, was added to the prestigious Third Circuit Court of Appeals despite explosive allegations about his conduct as a top Justice Department official. According to Ballou, Bove "behaved like someone who still believed that the president was his client" while supposedly serving the American people.

According to two whistleblowers, the newly-minted judge allegedly urged government lawyers to defy federal court orders halting deportation flights, telling subordinates they might need to consider telling judges "f--k you" if courts tried to stop Trump's agenda. "As a practicing lawyer and former prosecutor, I find this astonishing," wrote Ballou, who worked on January 6 prosecutions. "I have never heard a colleague or opposing counsel propose to ignore a court order; it runs counter to our entire profession."

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