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5 Things to Know About Ed Martin, Trump’s Pick to Be DC’s Top Prosecutor - Washingtonian

  • President Donald Trump nominated Ed Martin to serve as the permanent U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, following his interim role for a month.
  • Ed Martin has been criticized for racking up ethics violations and alienating career prosecutors, according to a report from Slate.
  • As interim U.S. Attorney, Martin moved to dismiss a Jan. 6 case against a defendant he represented, raising conflict of interest concerns.
  • The Senate has 120 days to confirm Martin; otherwise, the D.C. Court may appoint a replacement, as noted in the report.
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Trump official may have derailed retribution plans by running mouth: report

President Donald Trump is nominating acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin to serve in that role on a permanent basis — but Martin's ability to enact Trump's "retribution tour" may have ended before it started.According to a report Thursday, he is already racking up ethics viol...

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U.S. Attorney Ed Martin May Have Already Messed Up Trump’s Retribution Tour

“He’s a fantastically bad manager—a tone deaf bully who inspires ridicule rather than trust.”

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5 Things to Know About Ed Martin, Trump’s Pick to Be DC’s Top Prosecutor - Washingtonian

The former January 6 defense attorney was initially brought in on an interim basis, but he's impressed the boss.

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