Now, at a series of hearings yesterday (I could not attend), Bovino got caught -- under oath -- in unadulterated lies about the tear gas he threw on October 25, 2025. I am headed down to catch what may become a contempt hearing around noon. Nominally, it is to affirm that a preliminary injunction is warranted -- which it is -- but that has been leap-frogged by the endless violations of court orders here. Here's the latest -- much of it redacted, but from the context, you'll clearly infer that Bovino is in very hot water now:
. . .By this motion, Plaintiffs seek leave to file additional factual support for their request for a preliminary injunction based upon the deposition testimony of Mr. Bovino. As explained, Plaintiffs believe there is uncontroverted evidence that Defendant DHS and Defendant Bovino have provided false evidence in this case, providing a strong basis for this Court to doubt Defendants’ credibility. . . .
Defendant Bovino initially justified Bovino’s use of tear gas in this incident -- and argued they had been compliant with the Court’s TRO -- by asserting that Bovino deployed tear gas only after he was hit in the head by a rock thrown by protestors. Over the last 10 days, Plaintiffs have pressed the issue, asking the government to provide evidence supporting their justification. . . .
But it turned out the justification was a fabrication. Today, before and during the continued deposition of Defendant Bovino, the government admitted that the video of the Little Village incident [REDACTED, but plainly what the redacted portion sets out is that video does not show anything like what Bovino had said happened, and has now testified to -- under oath -- and that all video available from the scene (including the government's own body-cam footage) proves his assertion to be false]. . . .
Plaintiffs’ counsel scoured the records produced by the government for any video showing Defendant Bovino being hit by a rock or any video showing a rock being thrown at Defendant Bovino prior to him deploying tear gas on the Little Village crowd. They could identify no such video. Plaintiff’s counsel then asked the government’s counsel to dentify any video that would support Defendant Bovino’s contention that a rock was thrown at him before deploying tear gas on October 25, 2025. . . .
Shortly before the final part of Defendant Bovino’s deposition, Defendants confirmed that the video Defendant Bovino had testified about. . . was in fact, the same video [Plaintifs has shown him, and that it did not show any rock being thrown at all.]
Bovino’s deposition was completed on November 4. In that testimony, for the first time, Bovino [acknowledged that no rock was thrown]. . . . [He] made up a false story to justify misconduct committed in violation of this Court’s TRO. Defendant Bovino has lied under oath. . . .
Time to jail him (and probably several of his minions, who may perjure themselves in court today, to cover for him), for contempt of court. Hearing later today -- I may live-blog from Judge Ellis's federal courtroom 1403 -- in the Dirksen Bldg., my other commitments permitting, later this afternoon. Onward.
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