If you've been following the news, you have no doubt noticed that the "weaponization of government" so long decried by Republicans when they were out of power has become a frightening reality under the rule of Der Furor. The traditional American value of "equal justice under law" has gone out the window as conservatives anxious to cement their power wield the law either as a cudgel or a protective shield, depending on who is in the legal crosshairs.
In order to accomplish this, Der Furor has worked diligently to staff what used to be the Department of Justice with people devoted not to the even-handed administration of the law, but to personal loyalty to him and his desires. We have already noted such legal luminaries as Attorney General Pam Bondi (a two-time Ass Clown award winner*), but the drive to stock every level of justice with sycophants is a never-ending quest, and it leads us to our next award winner.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, with the usual flatulent blare of trumpets and roll of drums we announce
The Left-Cheek Ass Clown for June, 2025
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which goes to
Emil Bove
Emil Bove is an attorney with a long history of defending Der Furor in his various criminal and civil trials, and is now serving as acting deputy attorney general. In this position, Mr. Bove has led the implementation of major policy changes meant to remove what Der Furor calls political bias but which clearly threaten the Justice Department's traditional independence from the White House.
For instance, Mr. Bove ordered the firing of all prosecutors who had been hired on a probationary basis to work on cases related to the insurrection of January 6th, 2021, then directed the top federal prosecutors in each state to compile a list of all prosecutors and FBI agents involved in the January 6th probe - a clear attempt to derail a thorough investigation of the insurrection and Der Furor's role in it, and casting doubt over his ability to administer the law independent of the president's baleful influence.
Der Furor has nominated Mr Bove to a seat on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which oversees district courts in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and has reportedly considered him for a Supreme Court appointment should a vacancy occur during his reign administration.
According to a recent whistleblower report, Mr. Bove told prosecutors to ignore orders from judges who ruled against the president’s immigration policy. During Mr. Bove's confirmation hearing for his federal judgeship, California Senator Adam Schiff asked him about the whistleblower's allegation that he had made crude and dismissive comments about the courts on which he has been nominated to serve ...
Schiff: Did you suggest telling the courts '[eff] you' in any manner?Bove: I don't recall.Schiff: You just don't remember that?
It seems like a pretty clear yes-or-no question, and "I don't recall" is a pretty lame evasion.
Mr. Bove has a long history of taking questionably legal actions for the benefit of Der Furor and to the detriment of justice, and this substack post from Joyce Vance does a better job than I could of summarizing them. He is a man in no way equal to service in the Department of Justice, much less in a judgeship that could serve as a springboard to an already highly partisan Supreme Court.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the Left-Cheek Ass Clown for June, 2025, is Mr. Emil Bove. I rest my case.
Have a good day and come back tomorrow for the last Cartoon Saturday of this misbegotten month. More thoughts then.
Bilbo
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