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Trump's former personal lawyer confirmed as US judge

 President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning on Marine One on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.[AFP]

US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to become a federal appellate judge in a 50-49 partisan vote.

The Republican-led Senate confirmed Emil Bove as a judge on the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals, a lifetime appointment, despite fiery opposition from Democrats, who walked out of a Senate committee meeting in protest earlier this month.

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