The Trumpiest judge yet

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Emil Bove, the president's former lawyer, was just confirmed to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The only place to go from there is the Supreme Court — not that the president needs any help there. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Avishay Artsy and Gabrielle Berbey, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Emil Bove has been confirmed to serve as a federal appellate judge. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, yay, oh, yay.
0:03.0	Donald Trump just appointed his Trumpiest judge to date, a hardcore Trumper and one of his many personal lawyers to the second most important court in the country.
0:13.8	Emil Bouvet takes orders from Donald Trump, and that is it.
0:16.9	Fair enough, Senator Schiff, except it's pronounced Emil Bovi.
0:22.0	Bovay is just about the worst nominee to the bench that Donald Trump has ever made.
0:26.5	Senator Schumer, it's Bovvie.
0:28.8	Bovet made his career handling Donald Trump's dirty laundry.
0:32.3	Sir, that's just flagrant.
0:34.0	I mean, fragrant.
0:35.4	I mean, flagrant.
0:36.5	Mr. Bovet.
0:37.4	Can someone get these people a pronouncer? Bovi. I mean, fragrant. I mean, flagrant. Mr. Bovet, uh...
0:37.7	Can someone get these people a pronouncer Bovi? Like Boe with a V at the end.
0:42.9	Uh, Mr. Bovay, I was just listening to, uh, my colleagues.
0:46.3	Not you, Amy.
0:48.1	Emil Bovi should not be on the Third Circuit as a judge for a lifetime position.
0:52.9	Thank you, Senator Booker.
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