Emil Bove

Jill Fields, a former supervisory intelligence analyst in the FBI's Los Angeles field office, made a formal whistleblower complaint to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders over the federal response to anti-ice protest activity around federal buildings as well as in a residential area early last year.

Fields says Emil Bovee, I don't know if you know who he is, but he's like the worst of the worst.

Fields says Emil Bovey, then the acting deputy attorney general, told the head of the field office to open an investigation into activities outside the federal building, even though she says the activities were protected free speech.

Separately, she says the White House gave a directive to FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate a group of protesters using megaphones, during immigration and enforcement operations after FBI agents had conducted a check into the conduct and declined to open an investigation.

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I covered the initial days of this administration when E- Emil Bove was running the department and literally driving out dozens and dozens of career officials.

And I think the people who are in charge right now, uh, since the turnover from Blanche, at least, uh, have come to recognize that that might have been an extreme [laughs] way to go about things, and they could really use some of these career officials, by the way, who might have actually stayed had they been given assurances that, that the rules of the road and, and, and, and the, the basic rules of conduct that are outlined in this, in this, uh, document known as the Justice Manual, which just creates base- a baseline way of behaving as officials, uh, had been followed, but that wasn't done.

Bove, uh, kind of pr- uh, pr- presided over a, a period that, that some former officials, uh, refer to as a reign of terror, citing Art- President Trump's Article Two rights to fire and hire whoever he wanted.

On July 28th, 2025, DDF submitted additional FOIA requests to DOJ, CRM, and the Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, and these identical requests sought records of all communication between top officials at DOJ and personnel related to the handling of the Epstein files and any DOJ investigation into the files.

Specifically, DDF requested all records from January 20th, 2025 to when this request is processed of, one, records of all communication, including but not limited to letters, faxes, emails, voicemails, direct messages, regardless of whether maintained on an official device or account or a personal device or account that referred to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Epstein or Maxwell that were sent from, received by, or transmitted to any Department of Justice official, including but not limited to Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

This includes any attachments, including but not limited to meeting agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefing materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed by agency personnel.

This request includes direct correspondence as well as communication facilitated by or through third parties.

Two, any communication in any form, including audiovisual media such as digital video, VHS, DVD, or other similar format, discussing or explaining the process of how the department officials should approach or adjust references to Donald Trump or Mar-a-Lago appearing in any file related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell cases, including any communication that describe how to flag, categorize, or memorialize mentions of President Trump.

This request includes, but is not limited to, videos circulated on unclassified networks within the department.

Three, electronic copies of all calendar entries or meeting invitations for any department official, including but not limited to Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, or FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, including any calendars maintained on their behalf that reference Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.

For any such calendar entries or meeting invites produced, please also provide any related material, including recordings, transcripts, agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefings, materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed for use during or in preparation of such a meeting.

The court agrees with DOJ, however, with respect to two specific aspects of DDF's July 28, 2025 request to DOJ CRM.

The relevant requests are DDF's request for records of all communication, including but not limited to letters, faxes, emails, voicemails, direct messages, or any form of electronic message, regardless of whether maintained on an official device or a personal device or account that would refer to Jeffrey Epstein or or Ghislaine Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell that were sent from, received by, or transmitted to any Department of Justice official including but not limited to Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.

This includes any attachments, including but not limited to meeting agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefing materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed by agency personnel.

This request includes direct correspondence as well as communications facilitated by or through third parties and electronic copies of all calendar entries or meeting invitations for any department official including but not limited to Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Blanche, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, or FBI Director Dan Bongino.

including any calendars maintained on their behalf, that reference Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.

For any such calendar entries or meetings invites produced, please also provide any related material including recordings, transcripts, agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefing materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed for use during or in preparation of such a meeting.

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Electronic copies of all calendar entries or meeting invitations for any department official, including but not limited to Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, or FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, including any calendars maintained on their behalf that reference Jeffrey Epstein or Glenn Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Jeffrey Epstein or Glenn Maxwell.

For any such calendar entries or meeting invites produced, please also provide any related material, including recordings, transcripts, agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefings, materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed for use during or in preparation of such a meeting.

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Electronic copies of all calendar entries or meeting invitations for any department official, including but not limited to Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, FBI Director Kash Patel, or FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, including any calendars maintained on their behalf that reference Jeffrey Epstein or Glenn Maxwell, or any codename, codeword, pseudonym, or cryptonym used for identifying Jeffrey Epstein or Glenn Maxwell.

For any such calendar entries or meeting invites produced, please also provide any related material, including recordings, transcripts, agendas, minutes, notes, memos, briefings, materials, drafts, presentations, or analysis created, received, or reviewed for use during or in preparation of such a meeting.

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