Ed Martin

Former U.S. Attorneys Condemn Ed Martin’s Nomination as D.C.’s Top Prosecutor

Apr 3, 2025

More than 100 former U.S. attorneys have voiced strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Ed Martin as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, calling him an “egregiously unqualified political hack” with no prior prosecutorial or judicial experience. The group has formally urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on…
Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Demotes Senior Prosecutors Handling Jan. 6 Cases

Mar 3, 2025

Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin has demoted several senior prosecutors who worked on high-profile cases related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump allies, including Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. The decision, which permanently reassigns at least seven experienced prosecutors to handling low-level misdemeanors in D.C.…

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