NYT: Bovino made antisemitic remarks about Jewish prosecutor

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader removed last week from Minneapolis, made antisemitic remarks about U.S. attorney Daniel N. Rosen, reports The New York Times, citing several anonymous sources who heard him.

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 complained that Mr. Rosen had been unreachable for portions of the weekend because of Shabbat.

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.

Bovino, sent home after the masked goons under his command killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti, was already noted for attire evoking a "symbol of conflict" (NYT) or the "Nazi-look" (German media)—a look reportedly matched by his mouth.

Snopes offers a deep dive on the history of that particular type of military coat, without making a call: "We were unable to prove whether he intended to draw Nazi comparisons by wearing such a coat." Mother Jones reported him "too openly fascistic" for Trump after the Pretti killing drew broader attention to his statements and mannerisms.