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Federal judges appoint special counsel to probe DOJ lawyer Kevin Bolan

newsMay 7, 20266426

U.S. District judges in Rhode Island appointed a special counsel to investigate Justice Department lawyer Kevin Bolan. The judges say Bolan withheld from U.S. District Judge DuBose that a detained noncitizen had an outstanding murder warrant and misled the court during immigration proceedings. The special counsel will decide whether to pursue disciplinary or criminal charges, a probe that could prompt accountability for prosecutors and affect transparency in federal immigration litigation.

Roger Parloff
@rparloff.bsky.social

From @schwartzesque.bsky.social : U.S. District of Rhode Island judges have appointed special counsel to investigate possible misconduct by AUSA Kevin Bolan. He allegedly failed to tell Judge DuBose that a noncitizen had a murder warrant; DHS then trashed her as "activist Biden judge." 1/2

30991d ago
Roger Parloff61

DHS still trashing her: 2/2 www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04...

antipastor.bsky.social11

They tricked the judge into releasing a murder suspect to score a few cheap political points. They deliberately chose to make the community less safe so they could play a game of gotcha. WTF?

Steve Moore7

This is great, but I wish judges would refer DOJ attorneys to disciplinary commissions for unethical misconduct that impacts defendants, instead of just misconduct that impacts judges.

Carl S. Ergo Sum3

Perhaps there should be more aggressive enforcement of the presumption of regularity by the Article III branch. Criming is criming even if you wear a coat and tie and went to a prestigious or shitty law school. The courts have been too deferential.

Gordon Gabrielson3

So much for the presumption of regularity when we investigate are selves

msdobalina.bsky.social2

Can we trust a former Scalia clerk to be dispassionate here? #SeriousDoubts

Mattathias Schwartz
@schwartzesque.bsky.social

NEW: Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Lawyer for Possible Misconduct 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/politics/special-counsel-lawyer-misconduct.html?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.Y3gx.ryzl8-8d84u2&smid=url-share

6391d ago
Eileen Clancy 🧿5

Good work on this! I wanted to know more and was startled to learn the targeted judge is Black. Because, esp considering events in the country and courts rn, choosing to smear a *Black* federal judge is relevant. And, she is openly LGBTQ. Also relevant. IMO NYT should add these facts to coverage.

Raw Story
@rawstory.com

Federal judges in Rhode Island have appointed a special counsel to investigate a Justice Department lawyer, local U.S. Attorney civil division head Kevin Bolan, for lying to, and subsequently about, a judge in that district.

3291d ago
#TuckFrump
@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

Special counsel appointed to probe Trump DOJ lawyer accused of lying to judge #RawStory

2291d ago
Health Care Renewal
@healthcarerenew.bsky.social

Federal judges in RI "appointed a special counsel to investigate potential misconduct by...Kevin Bolan",leader of civil division of the district’s US attorney’s office" who accepted advice from DHS to withhold from a judge that a detainee...was wanted for homicide" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/u...

91d ago
@ml8ml8
@ml8ml8.bsky.social

Incredible ethical violation alleged. Sounds like an AUSA could be disbarred and DHS Officials referred for Impeachment. Also, I did not realize that Federal Judges could appoint Special Counsel.

91d ago
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nytimes.comSpecial Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Lawyer for Possible Misconductrawstory.comSpecial counsel appointed to probe Trump DOJ lawyer accused of lying to judge

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