US EditionWoman accused of spitting on a top federal prosecutor is arrested on an assault charge
- On May 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C., Emily Gabriella Sommer was taken into custody for assaulting the interim chief federal prosecutor during a live television interview.
- The incident occurred minutes after President Trump withdrew Martin's nomination amid bipartisan Senate opposition due to his defense of Capitol rioters.
- Sommer yelled insults at Martin, spat on his left shoulder, and later admitted to the act in multiple social media replies to Martin's posts.
- The Department of Justice has filed charges against Sommer for assaulting a federal officer, and if found guilty, she may be sentenced to as many as eight years behind bars.
- Jeanine Pirro replaced Martin as nominee for U.S. Attorney for D.C., and the case highlights ongoing tensions in the Justice Department's leadership.
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DOJ Charges Woman With Federal Assault for Spitting on Ed Martin
The woman accused of spitting on the former top prosecutor in D.C. has been arrested and charged with federal assault. After allegedly spitting on Ed Martin Jr.—the former interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.—during an interview with right-wing outlet Newsmax, Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, was arrested and charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday with one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding a government official, which cou…
Woman accused of spitting on Ed Martin faces federal assault charge
A woman accused of spitting on Washington’s former top federal prosecutor was arrested Thursday on an assault charge, according to court filings. Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, is charged with one federal count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a government official after she allegedly spit on former interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin when he was still in…
Vile posts by woman who 'spit in US Attorney nom's face on TV' as she's ARRESTED
THE woman who is accused of spitting in a US Attorney nominee’s face during a live TV interview bragged about the brazen attack in taunting social media posts, prosecutors say. Emily Gabriella Sommer has been arrested after investigators tracked down her trolling posts targeting Donald Trump’s former top prosecutor, Ed Martin. DOJEmily Gabriella Sommer has been accused of being the woman who spat in former US Attorney nominee Ed Martin’s face[/c…
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