Emil Bove: “Bove noted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal that Ho had granted the dismissal.”

I have never advised a Department of Justice attorney to violate a court order.

The prosecution was influencing the upcoming mayoral primary election.

I don't think there's any validity to the suggestion that that whistleblower complaint filed yesterday calls into question my qualifications to serve as a circuit judge.

Dismissal is necessary because of appearances of impropriety and risks of interference with the 2025 elections in New York City.