On taking office, Martin summarily demoted veteran prosecutors who pursued Jan. 6 cases, part of a controversial record that this week has suddenly put his nomination in jeopardy.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would replace Ed Martin as his nominee to serve as the top federal prosecutor for D.C. The decision came days after a key Republican member of the Senate ...

For years, Martin’s advocacy for January 6 defendants has centered on D.C. federal prosecutors’ use of 18 U.S. Code 1512(c)(2), a statute that comes with a maximum 20-year prison sentence for ...

Ed Martin, a conservative activist who has been on the board of a group supporting Jan. 6 defendants, has been named to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.

Ed Martin, a conservative activist who has been on the board of a group supporting Jan. 6 defendants, has been named to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.

At Trump’s direction, Martin has presided over the dismissal of outstanding cases that were part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol.

During his first full week in office, Trump's pardon attorney has reviewed applications for Jan. 6 rioters and a former state senator prosecuted by Jack Smith’s onetime unit.

WASHINGTON—President Trump said he was dropping his controversial nominee to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, Ed Martin, after several Republican senators signaled they couldn’t ...

Donald Trump’s interim federal prosecutor for D.C., Ed Martin, filed a motion withdrawing charges against his own Jan. 6 client.

Ed Martin, the acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, is a former advocate for January 6 attackers who has demoted, fired, or investigated scores of prosecutors in his office who worked ...

Trump Administration Defending Jan. 6 Rioters, Investigating Democrats: How Ed Martin Is Weaponizing the DOJ for Trump As interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Martin has fired career prosecutors ...