Trump, DC and Ed Martin

What to know about Ed Martin, the right-wing activist Trump tapped to be DC’s top prosecutor
While Trump administration officials were preparing to install a seasoned conservative lawyer as the top prosecutor in Washington, DC, the firebrand right-wing activist in the job on a temporary basis was waging a public campaign to keep the job permanently.
5 Things to Know About Ed Martin, Trump’s Pick to Be DC’s Top Prosecutor
President Trump nominated Ed Martin—the acting US attorney for DC—to serve permanently as the District’s top federal prosecutor. Martin, whom Trump appointed to an interim role shortly after his inauguration,
Trump nominates Ed Martin for permanent fix as US attorney for DC
Ed Martin has solidified himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump and Elon Musk since taking the interim role.
Holleman: Former local politico Ed Martin resurfaces, again, in Trump’s DC
Former perennial candidate and state GOP party head, now acting U.S. attorney in Washington, becomes embroiled in flap connected top pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters.
Trump nominates Ed Martin to stay as top DC federal prosecutor
President Donald Trump nominated conservative activist Ed Martin on Monday to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. on a permanent basis.
'Don't you dare': Ex-GOP rep tears into Trump's DC prosecutor after threat
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) tore into acting District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Ed Martin in a post on X, after it emerged that he sent a letter vaguely threatening criminal investigation against Rep.
U.S. Attorney Ed Martin May Have Already Messed Up Trump’s Retribution Tour
On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Ed Martin to become the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and thus one of the most powerful prosecutors in the country. Martin has been serving in the role on an interim basis for a month.
Read interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin’s letters to Democratic lawmakers
The letters are part of what the interim U.S. attorney called “Operation Whirlwind,” a new initiative to prosecute threats ...
Trump nominates Ed Martin, an ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, to stay as top DC federal prosecutor
A conservative activist who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, ...
EXCLUSIVE: DC's new Interim US Attorney vows swift action on crime, aims for safer streets
The city's new top prosecutor told 7News Anchor Scott Thuman, in an exclusive interview, how he plans to shake things up in ...
Trump seeks to install top D.C. prosecutor who was a Jan. 6 defense lawyer
Ed Martin, 54, took over the top D.C. federal prosecutor role Jan. 21 and immediately began reshaping the office in a way ...
Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
A top supervisor in the federal prosecutors’ office in Washington said she was forced to resign following a dispute with her boss over a directive that she scrutinize the awarding of a government ...
Ed Martin fires a supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office after dispute over probe
Denise Cheung, a longtime Justice Department official who led the office’s criminal division, said Ed Martin asked for her resignation after she resisted his demand to tell a bank not ...
Trump nominates ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, DOGE efforts as top DC federal prosecutor
President Trump nominated Ed Martin — who defended Jan. 6 rioters and Elon Musk’s efforts with the Department of Government ...
In podcasts, D.C. U.S. attorney discussed investigating Trump foes
Conservative legal activist Ed Martin had conversations last year about potential targets for prosecution. He now has the power to bring cases.