Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance Emil Bove’s confirmation to a seat on the Third Circuit.
The Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday afternoon to proceed with Bove’s nomination, after Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley’s decision to pause debate on his nomination caused a Democratic walkout in committee last week. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined with Democrats in voting “no.”
Democrats have argued that Bove is unqualified for the federal bench because of his overwhelming fealty to President Donald Trump, citing allegations from a whistleblower that Bove suggested defying court orders for the administration’s…
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