"Ed Martin, the controversial lawyer whose nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia was withdrawn by President Donald Trump after it became clear he would be voted down by the Republican-led Senate, has been demoted at the Department of Justice and is expected to leave in short order. According to The Washington Post, Martin, who also serves as the department's pardon attorney,"
"has been stripped of the bulk of his expansive responsibilities, leaving the staunch ally of President Donald Trump on the sidelines of many of the controversial investigations he has championed, according to two people familiar with the personnel move. Martin will no longer chair the department's Weaponization Working Group, which was tasked with reviewing special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of Trump and other perceived examples of prosecutorial abuse,'"
Ed Martin, a Department of Justice pardon attorney and ally of President Donald Trump, has been demoted and is expected to leave the department soon. Martin has been stripped of most of his responsibilities and his office has been moved out of DOJ headquarters. He will no longer chair the Weaponization Working Group, which reviewed special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of Trump and alleged prosecutorial abuses. Martin previously had his nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia withdrawn after likely Senate opposition. Two people familiar with the personnel move spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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