A whistle-blower complaint filed by a former Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer alleges that senior officials from the Trump administration considered defying court orders to advance a mass deportation campaign.
The complaint centers on Emil Bove III, a senior DOJ official nominated to a federal appeals court, and claims he proposed ignoring judicial mandates to ensure deportation flights proceeded. Bove previously served as a criminal defense attorney for Trump before being tapped for the high-ranking DOJ position, as Politico points out. Last month, Trump nominated Bove for a seat on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
