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Ed Martin out as DOJ ‘weaponization’ group head: Reports
Ed Martin was sidelined after failing Senate confirmation; he will retain limited pardon attorney duties and is expected to leave DOJ in weeks, officials said.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice demoted Ed Martin, interim U.S. attorney and pardon attorney, stripping him of most authority and sidelining him from chairing the Weaponization Working Group, two people told The Washington Post.
- Internal officials say a power struggle with Todd Blanche led to Martin's demotion and limited authority, following his failed Senate confirmation in May 2025.
- Martin will remain the department's pardon attorney, the Justice Department told CNN, but his office will move from DOJ headquarters in Washington to 2CON, a DOJ building in Northeast Washington.
- Multiple outlets report Ed Martin is expected to leave the Justice Department in the coming weeks, and it remains unclear who now leads the Weaponization Working Group.
- His tenure included demoting senior prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6-related cases and vowing to protect Department of Government Efficiency employees, while he was accused of sidestepping prosecutorial norms and backing legal attacks on critics.
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The Department of Justice has demoted Ed Martin, a close ally to President Donald Trump, in a move that has stripped him of most of his authority. Two people who spoke under the condition of anonymity who were familiar with the DOJ move told The Washington Post on Monday that Martin was sidelined an...
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