Judicial nominee shuts down 'wildly inaccurate' claims he's Trump's 'henchman'
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Trump nominee Emil Bove faced Senate Democrats' questions about whistleblower claims, his dismissal of NYC Mayor Adams' corruption charges and his fitness for appellate court.
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"I am not anybody’s henchman. I’m not an enforcer," Bove said, referring to descriptions used in headlines about him. "I’m a lawyer from a small town who never expected to be in an arena like this."
Bove served as a key attorney on Trump's personal defense team during the president's four criminal prosecutions. Prior to that, he led drug trafficking and terrorism cases during his decade as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
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