Trump-ally Ed Martin Exits DOJ to Lead Legal Campaigns in Upcoming Elections
TL;DR
President Donald Trump announced that Ed Martin, a longtime ally who served as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. and later as pardon attorney, will leave the Justice Department to pursue “legal battles” ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race; Martin formerly led a DOJ weaponization working group and defended Jan. 6 defendants, with praise from Attorney General Todd Blanche as his nomination faced stiff Senate scrutiny.
- Trump says Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections NBC News
- Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’ AP News
- Trump says Ed Martin, pardon attorney, is departing DOJ ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department The Hill
- Ed Martin leaving DOJ for outside legal work tied to elections, Trump says Politico
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