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Federal judiciary expansion and judicial appointment fight
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245 DAYS
20 FACTS
4 EVENTS
1 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY DEC 24
AUG 25 · Day 245
Grassley defends blue slips amid Trump criticism
JUL 30 · Day 219
Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit
Bove played a role in the dismissal of federal corruption charges against Eric Adams.
Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared in person at Bove's confirmation hearing.
Todd Blanche, who worked with Bove on Trump's criminal cases, is now deputy attorney general.
“My message to the three whistleblowers is this: just because I may disagree with the conclusions in a whistleblower disclosure, it doesn’t mean that I don’t support a whistleblower’s right to come forward,”
CHUCK GRASSLEY
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APR 10 · Day 108