Ed Martin, the acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, is a former advocate for January 6 attackers who has demoted, fired, or investigated scores of prosecutors in his office who worked on cases against rioters who assaulted Capitol and DC police that day.
Shortly after Martin's office threatened to blackball graduates of Georgetown Law, US senators pushed the DC Bar for an investigation.
Ed Martin, the controversial acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is waiting for the Senate to confirm him for the permanent job.
Martin, a "Stop the Steal" activist nominated by President Donald Trump to be D.C.'s top federal prosecutor, said Georgetown should drop DEI from its curriculum.
The acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., has vowed to be Trump’s personal lawyer and is gutting his office of those who aren’t loyal.
Ed Martin came barreling into the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., sending warning letters to Democratic lawmakers, terminating prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases, and deeming himself President Donald Trump’s lawyer.
Martin, a Trump nominee for U.S. attorney, has blurred the line between prosecutor and political activist. His confirmation process will be telling.