Senate Republicans are pushing to quickly confirm Emil Bove to a spot on a federal appellate court, as the president’s former defense attorney has emerged as the most contentious judicial nominee so far this Congress.
Bove’s bid for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit narrowly moved forward on a procedural motion this week, days after his nomination advanced in a tension-filled Senate Judiciary Committee meeting that featured a walkout from Democratic members.
A next-step procedural vote on Bove’s nomination could come as soon as Thursday.
