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BumRushDaShow

(167,557 posts)
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 01:04 PM Jan 31

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers

Source: New York Times

Jan. 31, 2026, 11:12 a.m. ET


A day before six career federal prosecutors resigned in protest over the Justice Department’s handling of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, lawyers in the office had a conversation with Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, that left them deeply unsettled. According to several people with knowledge of the telephone conversation, which took place on Jan. 12, Mr. Bovino made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel N. Rosen.

Mr. Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat, a period of rest between Friday and Saturday nights that often includes refraining from using electronic devices. Mr. Bovino, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, used the term “chosen people” in a mocking way, according to the people with knowledge of the call. He also asked, sarcastically, whether Mr. Rosen understood that Orthodox Jewish criminals don’t take weekends off, the people said.

Mr. Bovino had requested the meeting with Mr. Rosen to press the Minnesota office to work more aggressively to seek criminal charges against people Mr. Bovino believed were unlawfully impeding the work of his immigration agents. Mr. Rosen delegated the call to a deputy. During the call, with a handful of prosecutors listening in, Mr. Bovino complained that Mr. Rosen had been unreachable for portions of the weekend because of Shabbat. Mr. Bovino’s remarks followed his complaints about having difficulty reaching Mr. Rosen.

Mr. Bovino’s comments raised judgment concerns, but also a potential legal dilemma for government lawyers. Based on a 1972 Supreme Court decision in a case known as Giglio, prosecutors have an obligation to disclose certain information to the defense that could call into question the integrity and character of a law enforcement officer who is involved in an arrest and called as a witness in a trial. Mr. Bovino did not respond to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/bovino-jewish-prosecutor-minnesota.html



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Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor's Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 31 OP
Did "not see" that coming IronLionZion Jan 31 #1
Nazis hate Jews, so it only makes sense Krazy_Kat Jan 31 #2
But some Jews seem to be supporting the new edition nazis. Go figure. paleotn Jan 31 #4
This guy is Old School. thought crime Feb 2 #14
Hey! Bari Weiss, head of See BS and cofounder of Jews for Hitler. Do you "approve of Bovino's message?" paleotn Jan 31 #3
I believe Bovino Icanthinkformyself Jan 31 #5
Add -another- checkmark as to Why tnis"man" is scum! electric_blue68 Jan 31 #6
"used the term "chosen people" in a mocking way," Behind the Aegis Jan 31 #7
No way, not THIS guy BaronChocula Jan 31 #8
Fucking "Cow" Bovino.. Apolgies Cha Jan 31 #10
So let me get this straight... GiqueCee Jan 31 #9
Wow! I'm really surprised that a guy who dresses like an SS officer is an anti-Semite! johnnyplankton Jan 31 #11
The Hoaxsters (1952 academy award nominee best Documentary) BigmanPigman Feb 1 #12
He's not a student protesting against genocide. RandiFan1290 Feb 1 #13

paleotn

(21,900 posts)
3. Hey! Bari Weiss, head of See BS and cofounder of Jews for Hitler. Do you "approve of Bovino's message?"
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:05 PM
Jan 31

Remember this collection of scum in Charlottesville, Bari? They don't like you very much. And they're the heart of this regime and its ICEhole gestapo. What gain can you hope to ever get out associating with such scum and doing their bidding?



Think you'll get to skip that rather uncomfortable "train ride" Bovino and crew have planned for you? At best, Bari, you'll be one of the last to get "gassed." But "gassed" you will be by the same scum you're aligned with.

Icanthinkformyself

(369 posts)
5. I believe Bovino
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:08 PM
Jan 31

is confused as to who the criminals are. To clarify, they are the ones in face masks, military gear and camo carrying heavy weapons and other devices intended for violence, intimidation and repression.

Behind the Aegis

(56,047 posts)
7. "used the term "chosen people" in a mocking way,"
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:20 PM
Jan 31

That is a favorite among so many types. The other favorite is to see a Jew being attacked for being a Jew and complaining about OTHER Jews.

Cha

(317,874 posts)
10. Fucking "Cow" Bovino.. Apolgies
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 07:07 PM
Jan 31

to Cows the World over. They are a contribution to Humanity.

GiqueCee

(3,687 posts)
9. So let me get this straight...
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 04:52 PM
Jan 31

... Pinkie Bovino dresses, and struts around like, a midget SS Oberstleutnant, but everyone acts surprised when he uses blatantly antisemitic slurs when addressing a Jewish lawyer?
C'mon, NYT; grow the fuck up and read the room. Mein Kamf held a place of honor on the South End of a Northbound Yak's bedside table, for Christ's sake! Everything about him screams NAZI WANNABE! Do you really think his handpicked malignant minions are gonna be any different?

BigmanPigman

(54,855 posts)
12. The Hoaxsters (1952 academy award nominee best Documentary)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 04:06 AM
Feb 1
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"The Hoaxters is a 1952 American documentary film about the threat posed by communism to the American way of life. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature".

I just watched this short film (about 20 minutes) on TCM. I saw the Nazi's snappy outfits and Bovino is definitely a Nazi-wanna be.
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