The Apostate

Trump’s dead-eyed hatchet man in the Justice Department, Emil Bove III, has attacked the very office that taught him the law—and betrayed the ideals he once espoused

By Liz Dye

There is no one who hates Emil Bove III more than his fellow lawyers. When the acting second-in-command at the Justice Department bigfooted in to blow up the prosecution of New York City mayor Eric Adams last week, his fellow lawyers laced into him on social media.

“This fucker would get ejected out of a mass grave for ruining the vibe,” former federal prosecutor Ken White snarked on Bluesky.