Senate Confirms Former Trump Lawyer Emil Bove to Appellate Court

The Trump attorney was confirmed in a 50–49 vote including only Republican support. Two Republicans opposed the confirmation.

FILE PHOTO: Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., on January 10, 2025. ANGELA WEISS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The U.S. Senate on July 29 confirmed Emil Bove, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, to a role in a federal appellate court.

In a 50–49 vote with only Republicans in support, Bove was confirmed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), opposed the confirmation.