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.
'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 ...
House Democrat says DC’s top federal prosecutor is trying to silence critics of Elon Musk
Robert Garcia vowed Thursday that he would not be “silenced” after receiving a letter from the Department of Justice demanding he explain remarks critical of Elon Musk. In a post on X, Garcia shared ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Who Is Ed Martin? Trump Nominates Jan. 6 Defense Attorney As Top DC Prosecutor
Ed Martin, then-president of the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, speaks during a news conference outside ... [+] the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 5, 2020 in Washington ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
D.C. U.S. attorney probing Democrats over alleged threats, documents show
Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme ...