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Bove Promises Promotions for Dismissal; DOJ Severely Undermanned

6/12/2026

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A tape captures Emil Bove promising a promotion to prosecutors who sign a motion to dismiss the case against Eric Adams.
Devlin Barrett says the Justice Department under President Donald Trump faces understaffing, with over half of Civil Rights lawyers, one-fifth of Criminal lawyers, and many attorneys gone.
Remaining staff call themselves “mole people,” fear assignments, and say prosecutors are urged to file charges without sufficient evidence, a “fishing expedition.”

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A tape captures Emil Bove promising a promotion to prosecutors who sign a motion to dismiss the case against Eric Adams.
Devlin Barrett says the Justice Department under President Donald Trump faces understaffing, with over half of Civil Rights lawyers, one-fifth of Criminal lawyers, and many attorneys gone.
Remaining staff call themselves “mole people,” fear assignments, and say prosecutors are urged to file charges without sufficient evidence, a “fishing expedition.”