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.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the appeals court nomination of Emil Bove, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump whose actions since joining the Justice Department have attracted widespread criticism.