Adam Schiff Questions Emil Bove on Alleged Court Order Defiance

Allegations of Defiance and Court Orders

• ❓ Senator Adam Schiff questioned Emil Bove, a nominee for the United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, regarding an extensive complaint by whistleblower Mr. Ruaney.
• 🗣️ Schiff pressed Bove on whether he stated in a meeting that the DOJ would need to consider "telling the courts [expletive] you" and ignoring court orders.
• 🚫 Bove stated he has no recollection of saying such a thing and denied suggesting the need to ignore court orders, noting there were no court orders to discuss at the time of the meeting.
• ✈️ Schiff also questioned Bove about stressing that planes needed to take off "no matter what," even when a judge was ordering they not be used to transport individuals to a maximum-security prison outside the country.
• 🗓️ Bove acknowledged conveying the importance of the operation but did not recall the specific words used, reiterating that there were no court orders at the time of that specific meeting.

Meeting Notes and Legal Advice

• 🤝 Schiff inquired about Bove's participation in the decision not to disseminate an oral court order to other agencies, which could have prevented planes from taking off.
• ⚖️ Bove stated he participated in the matter but would not get into the contents of legal advice, noting he had done so over time as many lawyers have.
• 📝 Regarding a meeting about dismissing a corruption case in New York, Schiff asked if Bove admonished a lawyer for taking extensive notes.
• 📰 Bove admitted remarking on the extensive notes, explaining it was because the discussion involved who was responsible for media leaks, and he was pointing out that only prosecutors had created a record that could support detailed leaks.
• ❓ Schiff questioned if Bove was concerned that information about a potential quid pro quo might become public, a suggestion Bove denied, stating there was no quid pro quo.
• 📜 Bove deferred to the committee and the executive branch regarding the provision of notes from that meeting.