Emil Joseph Bove III (born c. 1982) is an American attorney. He is a former assistant United States Attorney and member of Donald Trump 's legal defense team and is the acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General.

5 days ago · Former U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, arrives for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

3 days ago · As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

5 days ago · Emil Bove sits in court during Donald Trump's 2024 hush money trial. Bove, a former defense lawyer for Trump, is now a top official in Trump's Justice Department.

5 days ago · Bove, in his memo Wednesday, accused the FBI’s acting leadership of “insubordination” for resisting his requests last week “to identify the core team” responsible for Jan. 6 investigations. He said the requests were meant to “permit the Justice Department to conduct a review of those particular agents’ conduct pursuant to Trump ...

5 days ago · Leading the overhaul is Mr Emil Bove, a lawyer who defended Mr Trump in a criminal case stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Mr Bove, 43, stayed largely in the background during 2024's ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Emil Bove was appointed Acting Deputy Attorney General on January 20, 2025.

Nov 15, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed the nomination of Emil Bove III, a Seneca Falls native and Mynderse Academy graduate, as the principal deputy attorney general. Bove’s appointment, alongside that of Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, marks a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s leadership pending Senate confirmation.

May 13, 2024 · EMIL BOVE — A star college lacrosse player, Bove was a veteran federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. He was involved in multiple high-profile prosecutions, including a drug-trafficking case against the former Honduran president’s brother, a man who set off a pressure cooker device in Manhattan and a man who sent dozens of ...

Emil Bove is a partner at Blanche Law with extensive trial and appellate experience. A former federal prosecutor, Emil represents clients in white-collar criminal and regulatory defense matters, internal investigations, and complex commercial disputes involving civil litigation and arbitration.