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Woman accused of spitting on a top federal prosecutor is arrested on an assault charge
- On May 22, 2025, Emily Gabriella Sommer was taken into custody in Washington, D.C., following an incident on May 8 in which she spat on the federal prosecutor leading the district, Ed Martin Jr., during a video interview.
- The incident occurred the same day President Donald Trump withdrew Martin's nomination to permanently lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.
- Sommer confronted Martin on a sidewalk near his office, spat on his left shoulder, called him a "disgusting man," and loudly identified herself as Emily Gabriella Sommer, declaring that he had been served before walking away.
- A deputy U.S. Marshal's affidavit confirmed these details, and Sommer later admitted to the spitting in a social media message responding to Martin.
- Authorities charged Sommer with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official, and her arrest highlights tensions around the federal prosecutor's nomination withdrawal.
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Hawk tuah: Emily Gabriella Sommer did what many of you (but certainly not I) would have loved to do as you watched Ed Martin’s uniquely destructive tenure as U.S. Attorney for D.C. On May 8, Sommer spotted Martin, a friend to a Nazi sympathizer, standing on the sidewalk outside his office about to give an interview to Newsmax. When she confirmed it was indeed Martin, she reared back and hawked a loogie that landed on his left shoulder. As she wa…
Suspect laughs on social media about spitting on Ed Martin — and gets nailed with criminal charge
The Department of Justice announced this week it has brought charges against Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, of the District of Columbia, for allegedly spitting on former U.S. Attorney for D.C. Edward Martin while he was giving an outdoor interview.The DOJ says it was able to confirm the identity of the leftist assailant because Sommer bragged in comments to Martin's X account about committing the crime. Sommer is charged with one count of assaultin…
Crazed woman who spat on Trump official arrested, and should be sweating … guess who’s on her case? · American Wire News
An unhinged woman who walked up to a Trump official on a D.C. street and spat on him has been identified and is facing serious charges. As BizPac Review reported, then-acting U.S. attorney Ed Martin was being interviewed when a crazed woman approached him, identified him by name, then spat on him. Video of the bizarre scene quickly went viral, so it was only a matter of time before she was caught. The spitter, identified as Emily Gabriella Somme…
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