Emil Bove denies that he’s Trump’s “henchman,” but the record strongly suggests otherwise. The willingness of the GOP Senate to confirm him consequently proves that there will be no red lines in the judicial nomination process. Trump will get anyone he wants–period.
It is possible, of course, that Bove will turn into a 21st century version of Becket and show some independence in order to address the fears of his many critics. As the saying goes, however, hope is not a strategy. Flipping the Senate seat in North Carolina would be a good start in the process of keeping him off the Supreme Court.