Emil Joseph Bove III is an American attorney. He is a former assistant United States Attorney and member of Donald Trump's legal defense team.

Emil Bove
Alma mater
Spouse
Sarah Samis
(m. 2012)

Early life and education

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Bove is from Seneca Falls, New York. His father, Emil Bove Jr., is a retired assistant New York attorney general.[1]

Bove graduated from Mynderse Academy as his class salutatorian.[2][3] Bove attended the University at Albany, SUNY. He was captain of the Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse team. Bove was named the America East Conference Male Scholar Athlete Award for 2002-2003.[4] He graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in public policy and economics summa cum laude.[2][5] Bove attended the Georgetown University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 2008.[2]

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After graduating from law school, Bove clerked for Richard J. Sullivan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2008 and 2009[1] and for Richard C. Wesley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2010.[6]

Bove became an assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of New York and served as the co-chief of the national security and international narcotics unit.[7] While there, he led the unit's prosecutions of Nicolás Maduro, Cesar Sayoc,[8] Tony Hernández,[9] and Fabio Lobo.[10] Bove left the office in 2022 to work in the private sector.[7] He became a partner at Blanche Law, the law firm established by Todd Blanche.[5] Donald Trump added Bove to his defense team in September 2023.[11]

After winning the 2024 United States presidential election, Trump announced that he would nominate Bove to serve as principal associate deputy attorney general.[12]

Personal life

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In 2012, Bove married Sarah Samis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sarah Samis, Emil Bove III". The New York Times. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Seneca Falls Man Leading President Trump's Legal Team". Finger Lakes Daily News. April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Report, Staff (November 15, 2024). "Trump attorney, Seneca Falls native Emil Bove tapped for top DOJ role". Fingerlakes1.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "UAlbany's Emil Bove, '03, wins America East top award". www.albany.edu. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Clark Porter, Susan (September 29, 2023). "Mynderse graduate joins Trump's legal team". Finger Lakes Times. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.albany.edu/ualbanymagazine/fall10_features_like_family.shtml
  7. ^ a b https://www.univision.com/univision-news/united-states/new-york-anti-narcotics-prosecutor-bove-leaves-raising-questions-about-major-drug-trafficking-cases-in-honduras-and-venezuela
  8. ^ "'We lied': NY prosecutors face heat in botched sanction case". AP News. February 23, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Honduran president's brother convicted in US drug case – DW – 10/19/2019". dw.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/son-of-ex-honduran-president-pleads-guilty-to-u-s-drug-charge-idUSL2N18D1WD/
  11. ^ Rabinowitz, Kristen Holmes,Sara Murray,Hannah (September 27, 2023). "Trump adds former federal prosecutor to his defense team Trump adds former federal prosecutor to his legal team as he faces multiple indictments | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/g-s1-34264/trump-blanche-deputy-attorney-general-bove-sauer