Amid all the Trump administration’s efforts to politicize the justice system, few loom larger right now than the nomination of top Justice Department official Emil Bove to a prestigious appeals-court judgeship.

Lawyers for a DOJ whistleblower have released texts they say bolster claims that judicial nominee Emil Bove suggested defying court orders related to immigration policy.

Bove, a top DOJ official involved in firing federal prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases, condemned illegal activity but also criticized “overreach and heavy-handed tactics” by federal law enforcement.

Judicial nominee Emil Bove wouldn’t directly answer if President Donald Trump could serve a third term in office under the Constitution, instead telling lawmakers in written questions it would be “improper” to comment on the issue.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote soon on Bove. Critics called the former Trump lawyer “the worst conceivable nominee” for a lifetime judgeship.

Before an expected vote on the controversial nomination of Emil Bove for a federal judgeship, CBS News has obtained emails and text messages shared with Congress by a whistleblower accusing Bove of unethical actions while he was a Justice Department official.

If, as a government lawyer, Emil Bove can’t be trusted to follow court orders, should the Senate entrust him with reviewing, much less upholding, them?