How does Judge Ho not call Emil Bove into court tomorrow morning for a contempt hearing? This seems like a credible accusation of a corrupt bribe in a pending case, which Bove allegedly accepted (and then destroyed evidence).
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It's not contempt because it's not in violation of a court order. Judges don't usually feel a need to order prosecutors not to take bribes to dismiss a case.
There are no grounds for contempt. He could refuse to dismiss the case. The Manhattan district attorney could pursue bribery or corruption charges against the parties - it seems like the US Attorney's letter was essentially inviting that.
How do you figure? (It’s not my area, so genuinely asking! Certainly contempt isn’t limited to defying a direct order. If there’s corrupt dealings that are interfering with the proceedings, seems within the scope of 18 USC 401…. )
Perhaps but only if withhold/lie about reasons for dismissal. Something I haven't heard discussed: Sassoon's letter raises the specter of state charges of bribery/conspiracy. Lawyer signing motion at this point may risk criminal charges.
It's a shame it's now impossible (under Trump v. US) for anyone to investigate whether Emil Bove conspired with his former client to engage in this behavior.
👍 let’s see what happens with the court hearing and the judge. The judge could do a referral depending on what happens or the publicity could bring critical mass
It’s wild that Bove’s response admitted to doing this exact thing and justified it by saying he was mad someone purportedly in law enforcement was violating the Stringer Bell rule.
Honestly would stir up a lot of good trouble to do this. Step 1 - Hochul ejects Adams. Step 2 - judge reprimands Bove for clearly evidence bribe of immigration help for case dismissal.
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