Federal appeals court nominee Emil Bove, denying a whistleblower's account, says he never told DOJ attorneys to ignore court orders.

During a confirmation hearing for an appeals court opening, Emil Bove III was repeatedly questioned about a whistle-blower complaint that portrayed political appointees as willing to mislead judges.

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Emil Bove, was pushed to repeatedly deny several accusations of corruption – one made by a whistleblower at the Justice Department – during his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.