President Trump appointed Ed Martin, who defended the efforts of the January 6th rioters and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and worked as a permanent US lawyer for DC.
Martin has been a tentative role since Trump took office. This job requires confirmation from the Senate.
“Since his appointment, Ed has done a great job as an interim US lawyer, fighting tirelessly to restore law and order and make our country's capital safe and beautiful again. He'll finish the job,” Trump said. I wrote it on his true social platform on Monday.
Trump touted Martin's “a prominent career of service,” and said he served as the director of the Human Rights Bureau for the Catholic Archdiocese in St. Louis and oversaw a legal clinic for low-income residents.
Martin was also involved in Republican politics and served as head of the Missouri party.
“He has also invested his expertise in other roles, but always with the same goals, serving his community and creating a brighter future for everyone,” Trump wrote. It's there.
Since taking on the role of interim US lawyer, Martin has overseen hundreds of pardons on January 6, 2021, overseeing the rioters and has brought to hundreds of Capitol riot defendants. Directed a review of the use of prosecutors in the charge of obstruction felony.
He is listed as at least three Capitol mob lawyers, including members of a proud juvenile who pleaded guilty to a felony charge, according to the Associated Press.
Martin accepted many of the false claims of election fraud during the 2020 cycle. He spoke to the crowd at a “Stop the Steal” rally on January 5, 2021, one day before the attack on the Capitol, saying, “What they're stealing isn't just an election. It's ours.” It's the future, and it's our republic,” according to the AP.
He attended a Trump rally near the White House on January 6, 2021, and posted about it on social media, with the Associated Press reporting: Ignore #fakenews. ”
Martin also came to the defense of the mask as he and his team faced several pushbacks from government employees as they questioned masks' authority to access sensitive information. Ta.
Martin tweeted his letter to the mask and provided legal assistance. At this point, please use me and my staff to help protect Doge Work and Doge Workers. Threats, conflicts, or other actions in any way that affect their work may break many laws. ”
“Let me assure you of this. We will pursue any legal action against anyone who interferes with your work or threatens your people,” he added.
