Democrat Senator Adam Schiff (CA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced he’s putting a maintain on President Trump’s nominee for US Legal professional in DC, Ed Martin.
Ed Martin is presently the Performing US Legal professional for DC and Trump lately introduced he nominated him for a everlasting place as one of many nation’s prime cops.
Schiff stated he’s holding up Ed Martin’s nomination as a result of he has “abused the ability of the US Legal professional’s workplace in DC” and used his workplace as a “cudgel to relax dissent…”
In an announcement launched on Tuesday, Adam Schiff vowed to make use of his energy as a US Senator to “block makes an attempt to jam via his appointment at each stage.”
In February, Ed Martin launched an investigation into threats towards DOGE staff and revealed Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer because the goal.
Ed Martin beforehand introduced his workplace could be charging and arresting people who threatened Elon Musk’s DOGE crew.
“Our preliminary evaluation of the proof introduced to us signifies that sure people and/or teams have dedicated acts that seem to violate the legislation in focusing on DOGE staff,” Ed Martin beforehand stated.
Now Schiff is working to sabotage Ed Martin.
Full statement from Schiff:
“In each manner he can, Ed Martin has demolished the firewalls between the White Home and his personal workplace throughout the Division of Justice. Confirming him to serve completely within the function he has already abused in his interim capability would cross the prosecutorial Rubicon that each single Senator would come to remorse and that might threaten the rights of People from all walks of life.
“For the previous 9 weeks, Ed Martin has constantly undermined the independence and abused the ability of the U.S. Legal professional’s workplace in DC – overtly threatening and intimidating political opponents, dismissing costs towards his personal shoppers, firing public servants for his or her roles in respectable investigations, and utilizing his workplace as a cudgel to relax dissent and free speech.
“Nobody embodies Donald Trump’s private weaponization of the Justice Division greater than Ed Martin. He’s unfit to function a lawyer, not to mention one with the assets – and canopy from the Senate – to additional twist the ability of the legislation and legislation enforcement to go after People who arise for the rule of legislation and for our democracy. With the entire energy I’m afforded as a United States Senator, I intend to put a maintain on his nomination and block makes an attempt to jam via his appointment at each stage.”
BREAKING: I am putting a maintain on President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Legal professional in DC.
For the previous few weeks, Ed Martin has been a one-man wrecking ball. Threatening opponents, firing public servants, and utilizing his workplace to relax free speech.
His nomination have to be blocked.
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 1, 2025
