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.

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,

Ed Martin has solidified himself as a strong supporter of Donald Trump and Elon Musk since taking the interim role.

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.