Ed Martin Teases Potential Target For His DOJ Weaponization Group’s Microscope
- Donald Trump appointed Ed Martin as director of the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group to investigate what it calls unethical Jan. 6 prosecutions.
- Martin previously served as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C., where he fired many Jan. 6 prosecutors and helped lead the Trump-endorsed Patriot Freedom Project supporting defendants.
- The Patriot Freedom Project aided over 50 Jan. 6 defendants, many convicted of assaulting police officers, while Martin disclosed receiving a $30,000 stipend from the group.
- Martin faces an ethics investigation for alleged abuses as interim U.S. Attorney, and he may scrutinize bar associations amid a DOJ $3.2 million grant dispute and concerns about politicization.
- Martin’s leadership suggests intensified examination of legal institutions targeting conservative lawyers and wider implications for Justice Department oversight and politicization debates.
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Ed Martin Teases Potential Target for His DOJ Weaponization Group's Microscope - The Virginia Star
by Katelynn Richardson Newly-appointed head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Weaponization Working Group Ed Martin revealed Thursday that he may spend time looking into bar associations for targeting conservative attorneys. Martin, who says he is being targeted by the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, told the Daily Caller News Foundation he wants to expose the “weaponization of the bar associations against lawyers.” “The bar associations…
EXCLUSIVE: Ed Martin Teases Potential Target For His DOJ Weaponization Group’s Microscope - Dr. Rich Swier
Newly-appointed head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Weaponization Working Group Ed Martin revealed Thursday that he may spend time looking into bar associations for targeting conservative attorneys. Martin, who says he is being targeted by the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, told the Daily Caller News Foundation he wants to expose the “weaponization of the bar associations against lawyers.” “The bar associations exist with a sort of mon…
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