Ed Martin: Trump's choice for the DC power of attorney and right-wing activist

Ed Martin: Trump's choice for the DC power of attorney and right-wing activist

While the officials of the Trump administration prepared to appoint an experienced conservative lawyer as a senior public prosecutor in Washington, DC, the right-wing activist, who was temporarily in this position, conducted a public campaign to keep the job permanently.

takeover of the official business

Within a few hours after his appointment as an interim US prosecutor for DC on Inauguration Day of President Donald Trump, Ed Martin used his powers to to reject the outstanding procedure in connection with January 6 . Then extinguished the public lawyers and directed an internal review to examine possible misconduct.

Public support of Elon Musk

Martin also publicly allied with Elon Musk and offered to take legal action against everyone, the members of his team, which works in the so -called Department of Government Efficiency. People who are familiar with the matter reported that Martin's influence in the area of Trump grew, while he used his temporary powers to aggressively promote retribution aggresses and documented its steps on social media, often with criticism of the democrats and praise for Trump.

official appointment by Trump

On Monday, Trump announced that Martin, a colleague of the election fraud claims from 2020 and defender of the Rioter of the US capitol, would receive the desired appointment. This was made Cully Stimson, who was originally intended for the role, to take a back seat, although he recently had a meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi in Mar-A-Lago to discuss priorities for the US's office. Trump had even told his allies that his choice was for the position of Stimson.

reactions within the public prosecutor's office

Martin's actions in his office and led to new internal turbulence this week. The highest law enforcement officer of the office, Denise Cheung, stepped back to follow the instructions of Martin and others to initiate a major jury examination for the bidding administration climate funds.

positive feedback from Trump

In a contribution on his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump Martin's activities emphasized as a legal intern at the Federal Court of Court and his previous legal work for the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. He said: "Since Inauguration Day, ED has been doing an excellent work as an interim US prosecutor and is tirelessly fighting for restoring law and order and making our capital safe and beautiful."

future prospects and challenges

Martin must now be confirmed by the Senate, which has a Republican majority of 53 to 47. His rise is remarkable because after the election in November he was used as the chief bureaucrat of the office for budget and management questions.

demoralization in the office

Some prosecutors in Martin's office reacted to the appointment with horror, as current and former officials reported that are in contact with colleagues. A specific point of dispute is Martin's background as a political activist and his lack of experience as a prosecutor. "People are demoralized," said an official from Martin's office in conversation with CNN on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. "He released over a dozen experienced, trained, apolitical prosecutors and announced last week that he wants to hire 20 new prosecutors as soon as possible."

Overview of Martin’s political past

Martin, who briefly worked as a CNN contributor in 2017, organized the "Stop the Steal" movement, which incorrectly claimed that the 2020 presidential election was manipulated against Trump. cnn reported that the financing for Trumps is infamous on 6. January 2021 supported. Martin later worked as a defender for some people who were charged with the unrest on January 6th.

summary of his views on abortions

As a conservative radio presenter, Martin represented extreme anti-abortive views that go beyond the guidelines proposed by Trump. He said that women who have abortions should be pursued under criminal law. Martin called for a national abortion ban without exceptions to rape and incest and made it clear that exceptions should not correspond to the rule.

Martin’s dealing with Leaks

In his office, Martin is already known for his almost daily emails to the entire staff who are often full of typing errors and contain angry outbreaks about leaks. After one of his first leaked emails, Martin complained: "Wow, what a disappointment that my email from yesterday was almost immediately leaking. Personally insulting and professionally unacceptable. I appreciate that I learned my lesson."

Martin was strongly placed on social media and promised to take legal action against everyone that threatens or exposes employees of his so -called department of Government Efficiency. "We will follow them to the end of the earth to take them into account," wrote Martin in a public communication.