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Justice Dept. whistleblower details senior officials' efforts to stonewall judges, ignore decisions

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Erez Reuveni says he was "threatened, fired, and publicly disparaged" in his final weeks in the department.

He says he pushed back against three different Justice Department attempts to "defy" immigration-related court orders.

A former acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove , is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday .

Attorney General Pam Bondi says any attorney who "fails to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States " Reuveni says he refused, telling a supervisor that he "didn't sign up to lie" The Justice Department defends Emil Bove's handling of the deportation cases.

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