Ed Martin exits DOJ to pursue election-related legal work, per Trump

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Trump says Ed Martin, a longtime ally who served as the DOJ's pardon attorney and interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is leaving the department to take on outside election-related legal work for upcoming midterm and presidential elections. A controversial figure who backed election conspiracy theories and led Trump’s Weaponization Working Group before his removal, Martin’s departure follows his failed bid to be confirmed as D.C. U.S. attorney in 2025 and comes as Trump touts his role in defending elections.

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