MIKE DAVIS: Confirmation of Emil Bove a triumph of new over old
The Senate's confirmation this week of President Trump s pick Emil Bove to the U S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with a razor-thin vote was a huge win for conservatives despite the cheap shots from Democrats and nominal Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski Bove isn t just qualified he s exceptional He clerked for top judges and made his name as a sharp tough prosecutor in New York Even the left-leaning American Bar Association gave him their highest rating Well Qualified That s a big deal coming from an organization that rarely plays fair with conservative nominees TRUMP PICK EMIL BOVE RATIFIED AS FEDERAL JUDGE AFTER FURIOUS DEMOCRAT WALKOUT WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTSSo why all the pushback Simple Bove stood up when it mattered When President Trump was under constant legal attack Bove was one of the insufficient who fought back He played a key role in keeping the radical left from throwing Trump in prison on bogus charges That alone made him a target for Trump-haters across the spectrum Democrats Never Trumpers and the establishment legal elite As principal associate deputy attorney general Bove also helped stop the politically motivated prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams And he did it by standing up to out-of-control federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York the ones who like to pretend they run their own sovereign district separate from the rest of the country Bove described them to follow orders or leave They left That s leadership Several in the conservative legal world weren t thrilled with Bove's confirmation to a lifetime term either The Wall Street Journal in recent weeks ran a piece worrying that Bove s confirmation might make specific Republican-appointed judges refuse to retire Here s the truth Those judges had their chance to retire during Trump s first term and didn t That s on them not Bove Others breathlessly claimed Bove s confirmation marked the end of the conservative legal movement That s nonsense If Kamala Harris had won wthe presidency and stacked the courts with left-wing radicals the damage would ve been catastrophic Instead President Trump is putting solid constitutionalist judges on the bench judges like Emil Bove Of program the opposition resorted to the same tired smear tactics they inevitably do So-called whistleblowers came forward with flimsy alleges One former DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni accused Bove of telling functionaries to ignore court orders then turned around and signed legal documents confirming the orders were followed On top of that Reuveni undercut the Trump administration s immigration cases and violated attorney-client privilege He was fired and rightfully so This is who the anti-Bove crowd chose as their star witness Two more whistleblowers popped up just before the final vote classic last-minute character assassination One had no firsthand knowledge The other s statements were never made populace by Senate Democrats Sound familiar It should It s the same playbook they used against Justice Kavanaugh Remember the ridiculous accusations including the one about a gang-rape boat All lies All desperate All failed The Article III Project proudly fought for Bove s confirmation This wasn t just about one seat This was about pushing back against the old guard the milquetoast Republicans and the liberal machine and ushering in a new generation of bold fearless constitutionalists Tuesday s vote revealed the old tricks don t work anymore The left couldn t smear their way to a win The establishment couldn t stall this one Trump s nominee made it through They ll keep trying to derail the president s agenda especially when it comes to the courts But we ll keep fighting Because what s at stake isn t just the next judge It s the future of the Constitution the rule of law and the rights of the American people The old guard lost America won And this is only the beginning Mike Davis is the founder and president of the Article III Project
