US EditionTrump Appoints Ed Martin to DOJ Working Group and Office of the Pardon Attorney
- Donald Trump appointed Ed Martin to the Department of Justice after withdrawing his nomination for permanent U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., due to bipartisan opposition in the Senate.
- Ed Martin faced criticism for using his role as a U.S. Attorney to aid Trump's political agenda, which reportedly contributed to the failure of his nomination.
- In Martin's place, Trump appointed Jeanine Pirro, who has been a strong defender of Trump and is set to oversee the office.
- The announcement reflects a strategy by the Trump administration to avoid Senate confirmations for U.S. Attorney positions.
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Weaponization czar Ed Martin quietly probed Russiagate foes for months, teases ‘no limit to the targets’
After a revolt from GOP senators tanked interim US attorney for DC Ed Martin's nomination this week, President Trump abruptly named him as his weaponization czar seemingly out of nowhere as a consolation prize.
Trump Appoints Ed Martin to DOJ Task Force, After Pulling Nomination to Be DC's Federal Prosecutor - Tennessee Star
President Trump is appointing Ed Martin, who was his first choice for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., to be director of the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group and the U.S. pardon attorney. "Ed Martin has done an AMAZING job as interim U.S. Attorney, and will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney," Trump posted on Trut…
Trump Appoints Ed Martin to DOJ Task Force, After Pulling Nomination to Be DC’s Federal Prosecutor | The Star News Network
by Natalia Mittelstadt President Trump is appointing Ed Martin, who was his first choice for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., to be director of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group and the U.S. pardon attorney. “Ed Martin has done an AMAZING job as interim U.S. Attorney, and will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorn…
Trump appoints Ed Martin to new Department of Justice roles
CV NEWS FEED // President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Ed Martin will assume multiple senior roles at the Department of Justice (DOJ), just days after… The post Trump appoints Ed Martin to new Department of Justice roles appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Trump Taps Judge Jeanine For Key DOJ Role After Consulting Evening Cable Lineup - Above the Law
Ed Martin really went on a journey yesterday. First, he learned that he’d officially be yanked from the DC US Attorney job search after a whirlwind four months of pretending he already had the job. Then he got spit on. Ed Martin is having a tough day. First Trump pulls his nomination for DC US Attorney, now this. pic.twitter.com/acQ9ISlMy3— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 8, 2025 And then Trump named the hapless hack to head up the adminis…
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