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Top DOJ Official Who Led Jan. 6 Cases Now Targets FBI Agents Who Investigated Capitol Rioters
Emil Bove, a Trump-appointed acting deputy attorney general, previously served as a counterterrorism prosecutor in Manhattan. After the Capitol riot, Bove oversaw the investigation of Jan. 6 suspects ...
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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power
He spoke not long after Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, resigned in protest following a directive from Emil Bove, the Justice Department's acting No. 2 official, to dismiss ...
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Senior Justice Officials Resign Over Order to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who was temporarily leading the case against Adams, stepped down after refusing to comply with Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s directive to dismiss the ...
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FBI Hands Over Names of Jan. 6 Investigators After DOJ Demand
The FBI first provided information on more than 5,000 employees — without names — but DOJ acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove called that “insubordination.” Bove insisted the review wasn’t meant ...
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Top DOJ Official Says FBI Agents Won’t Be Fired for Jan. 6 Investigations, Accuses Leadership of Insubordination
In a memo to staff Wednesday, Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove addressed concerns that agents could face retaliation, Reuters reports. “Let me be clear: No FBI employee who simply ...