Trump taps Ed Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, 'weaponization' role

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Source: The Hill

Trump taps Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, ‘weaponization’ role

by Rebecca Beitsch - 05/09/25 9:56 AM ET

President Trump plans to put Ed Martin, his first pick for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., who was rebuffed by the Senate, in a far-reaching role at the Justice Department.

In a Thursday evening post on his social media site, Trump said Martin would serve as both the head of a new Weaponization Working Group and as the U.S. pardon attorney from a perch in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.

“Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims,” Trump wrote.

Trump indicated Thursday that he would pull Martin’s nomination after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he would not vote to advance the attorney out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively killing his nomination after a string of controversies.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5292043-trump-ed-martin-justice-department/

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weaponization - like Martin calling for an investigation of Wikipedia's tax-exempt status

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1. Ed Martin will be carrying out the weaponization of the DoJ against SHitler's political opponents. nt

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2. Martin's like a fart in a space suit, he just won't go away.

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3. Maddow Blog-Despite his radicalism, Ed Martin lands on his feet with new Justice Department job

After an indefensible tenure as an interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin is receiving his reward: a powerful position in the Justice Department.
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Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ed-martin-justice-department-doj-trump-rcna205799

During his astonishing tenure as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin was effectively a caricature of himself. Before taking office, Martin was a conservative activist who supported Jan. 6 criminal defendants and was a prominent member of the so-called “Stop the Steal” movement, and while in office, he put that background to predictable use.

Over the course of roughly 16 weeks, Martin repeatedly proved his critics right, acting as a hyper-partisan prosecutor who appeared to abuse the powers of his office. While the Republican-led Senate tends to act as a rubber stamp for White House nominees, Martin was so ridiculous that his nomination failed in the face of bipartisan opposition.

But hours after the president announced that Martin wouldn’t be confirmed, Trump rewarded the Republican lawyer with a new gig in the administration. NBC News reported:

Right-wing activist Ed Martin, who was replaced today by Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., will serve in the Justice Department as the director of the ‘Weaponization Working Group,’ associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney, Trump announced this evening on Truth Social.

....But let’s not brush past the fact that Martin is not just joining a “working group” that’s tackling a made-up problem, he’ll apparently also serve as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, replacing Elizabeth Oyer, who was fired in March allegedly after she refused to sign off on a plan to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights. The Justice Department was apparently eager to help the actor and Trump supporter, and according to Oyer, when she stood up for propriety and procedure, she was shown the door.

Oyer, in other words, resisted the push to politicize her office. If Martin’s record is any indication, that won’t be a problem for Team Trump going forward.

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4. "If you want to buy a pardon, go see Ed"