A former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters attacking the police guarding the U.S. Capitol to “Kill ’em! Kill ’em!” … is now working for the Trump Justice Department. He has been hired in a senior role in a unit tasked with unwinding the alleged “weaponization” of government against conservatives. …
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The lawyer whom Donald Trump has empowered to investigate the Jan. 6 prosecutors previously helped run a nonprofit that raised money for dozens of people who were charged with the most serious offenses, including sedition, conspiracy, and assaulting police officers at the U.S. Capitol. Serving as Trump’s interim U.S. Attorney …
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President Donald Trump tapped Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. Trump announced the news after dropping his previous nomination for the position, Ed Martin. The president lauded Pirro as “a powerful crusader for victims …
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Ed Martin, Donald Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., claimed he had no idea that a Jan. 6 defendant, whom he once praised as “an extraordinary man,” was a known Nazi sympathizer and white supremacist. It is bullshit, not only because Hale-Cusanelli extremist history is both public and well documented, …
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Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, was asked what should have been a pretty simple question during a Fox News appearance on Monday night. “Is that legal?” Jesse Watters wondered, referring to Donald Trump musing earlier in the day about sending “homegrown” American citizens to El Salvador. …
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In mid-February, Donald Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, emailed his staff to tell them he was “impressed by the great work in the office and with our awesome team,” before sharing some “great news”: He has been authorized to hire 20 new assistant U.S. …
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Ed Martin — the D.C. federal attorney who recently referred to himself as “President Trump’s lawyer” — may be expanding his partisan services to other embattled Republicans. Martin declined to sign off on an arrest warrant against MAGA Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who last week was accused of physically assaulting …
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Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin has already vowed to operate as a legal attack dog for Elon Musk and DOGE, and is now styling himself and those in his office as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers. “As President Trumps’ lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as …
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Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the permanent top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia is promising to use the full breadth of his powers to “protect DOGE” and “hold accountable those who threaten workers.” In an email obtained by Rolling Stone, former “Stop the Steal” organizer turned interim …
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