Emil Bove, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, denied that he had ever told Justice Department lawyers to ignore court orders to facilitate deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, the Washington Examiner reported.

“I have never advised a Department of Justice attorney to violate a court order,” Bove said while testifying at his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “I will reiterate … I did not advise any Justice Department attorney to violate court orders. The Deputy Attorney General [Todd Blanche] … has confirmed that the account in that whistleblower complaint is not accurate.”

Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ attorney, submitted a whistleblower complaint claiming senior officials said they would deny court orders related to the blocking of deportations, the Examiner reported.

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