Trump-nominated DC prosecutor apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer

Trump nominee for US attorney apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer: Report

Ed Martin says he didn't know about extremist ties of man he once praised at public event - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump’s Top D.C. Prosecutor Apologizes for Lauding Nazi Sympathizer as ‘Extraordinary Man’

Ed Martin, Donald Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., claimed he had no idea that a Jan. 6 defendant, whom he once praised as “an extraordinary man,” was a known Nazi sympathizer and white supremacist. It is bullshit, not only because Hale-Cusanelli extremist history is both public and well documented, but because Hale and Martin have directly interacted in the past.  Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, a former Army reservist and Navy security gu…

Trump Nominee ‘Sorry’ for Past Praise of Nazi Sympathizer

Ed Martin, who awaits Senate confirmation, told a Jewish magazine that he was unaware of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli’s affinity for Hitler.

Trump DC US attorney pick expresses regret over praise for Nazi sympathizer

President Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., expressed remorse over past praise of a Nazi sympathizer, saying he was not aware of his history. Interim U.S. attorney for D.C. Ed Martin expressed his regret in an interview last week with Forward, a Jewish media organization. Martin had deemed Timothy Hale-Cusanelli as “extraordinary” when emceeing an awards ceremony at President Donald Trump’s golf club last year. Hale-C…

Trump Nominee Claims He Was Unaware of White Supremacist’s Views When Praising Him

AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File Ed Martin, the current interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. and President Donald Trump’s nominee for the role, apologized on Thursday for his past praise of a notorious white supremacist. Martin is currently awaiting his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate. Martin spoke to The Forward’s Jacob Kornbluh regarding his past statements about Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, who Kornbluh notes has been described by the J…

Trump US attorney nominee distances himself from antisemitic Jan. 6 rioter he once praised

Ed Martin, nominee for US attorney for DC, apologized for past praise of Jan. 6 rioter with a history of antisemitic statements and posted photos of himself as Hitler.