Civil Action Podcast

Civil Action: Is Trump’s Court Nominee the Worst Nominee Ever?

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Emil Bove, Trump’s catastrophically unqualified nominee for federal judge—a blind loyalist whose colleagues describe as “vindictive, abusive, and unable to control his anger.” They reveal how this former Trump defense attorney, who lost the hush money case with 34 felony convictions, committed prosecutorial misconduct so egregious that a judge reversed a jury verdict for his “repeated failures to disclose exculpatory evidence.” The hosts break down explosive whistleblower allegations that Bove told DOJ staff to ignore court orders, saying “fuck these laws” and “we should be telling the courts, fuck you”—causing 11 prosecutors to resign from the prestigious Southern District of New York in disgust. They warn this lifetime appointment creates a fast track to the Supreme Court, where a Trump loyalist with zero judicial experience could shape constitutional law for decades while undermining judicial integrity and separation of powers.