Trump Appoints Ed Martin DOJ Director of Weaponization Working Group and Pardon Attorney

The move came shortly after Trump withdrew Ed Martin’s nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia

Ed Martin speaks at an event in Washington on June 13, 2023. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo

President Donald Trump said on May 8 that he was pulling Ed Martin’s nomination to lead the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia after a key Senate Republican announced he wouldn’t support the nominee.

Martin, a conservative attorney and longtime activist, has been serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.