Emil Bove was confirmed to a U.S. appeals court on a party-line vote. Bove led a purge of prosecutors who worked on cases stemming from the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday evening to confirm Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge.

More than 900 former Justice Department employees sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday urging lawmakers to vote down the nomination of Emil Bove, the controversial top DOJ official who formerly served as President Donald Trump's defense attorney, to a seat on the powerful Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.