Eagle Ed Martin, US prosecutor in DC, wants to process Trump’s enemies

Donald Trump will succeed in his goal of long date to arm the Department of Justice against his political enemies?

Much of the answer will depend on the man he has designated to head the office of the United States prosecutor in Washington, DC. That is the conservative activist Ed Martin for a long time, or “Eagle Ed Martin”, according to Its manijana x.

Martin has made his priorities ineffective. He wants to point Democratic politicians, The media, progressive groupsand officials who investigated Trump. Meanwhile, advocate on the uproar of January 6 and look the other way when the Republicans get into trouble. Your office dismissed a case against Former representative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and could not approve the application of the DC Police detention Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) for domestic violence.

Doj prosecutors practice an oath to the Constitution and generally describe their mission as impartially administering justice. Martin, however, publicly Called to your team “President Trump’s lawyers (sic)” on social networks.

There is no mystery of why this is happening: this is what Trump wants. In fact, Martin was initially put in this work as a temporary designated. But According to CNNTrump was excited about what he was doing, and decided to nominate him for the position permanently.

So who is Ed Martin, and how he became the Hatchet Man for the politicization of Trump’s justice?

The answer tells us a lot about how the defense of political violence, the embrace of legal combat against Democrats and progressives, and Trump’s total loyalty became a ticket for the progress in today’s Republican Party.

Martin spent years in the trenches of conservative politics

A review of Martin’s career suggests that he personally has not changed much. For a long time it has been an inveterate self -promoter that is involved in agitation and faces ethical questions wherever I go.

In fact, Martin spent more than two decades in the trenches of conservative activism, mainly focused on Missouri policy. After distinguishing with Legal work for anti-abortion defendersHe was appointed Cabinet Chief of the Governor of Missouri Matt Blunt (R) in 2006.

But Martin’s period in the state government was controversial. “I thought very well from Ed before taking that job”, a former state employee He told the time in front of the St. Louis River in 2010. “When he got that power, he became a ruthless animal.” It also turned out to be short duration: Martin resigned a little more than a year after being named, After a scandal if I was complying with the laws of public records of the State.

However, Martin remained active in the world of conservative defense, executing non -profit organizations such as the Round Table of Missouri for life and the Missouri club for growth, and then Help organize The first meeting of the “Tea Fiesta” by St. Louis in protest for the Presidency of Obama in 2009.

After trying and not winning a public office, he lost an offer for Congress in 2010 and for the State Attorney General in 2012, he was appointed president of the Republican Party of Missouri, but his two -year period of two years He left the party EMPUFADO.

Fortunately for Martin, he had managed to congratate himself with the famous conservative activist based in St. Louis, Phyllis Schlafly, who at the age of 90 years He called it His successor at the head of his defense operation. (He hit the other contender for work, former representative Michele Bachmann). This was also resulting In bitter controversy and legal procedures. But Martin did Help organize The support from Schafly to Trump during the 2016 primaries.

Once Trump was in office, Martin had another brief concert as a pro-trump commentator for CNN, than Came to an end When he Unbalanced Two of his Cupnelists as “black racists.” When moving to Fairfax County, Virginia organized a Radio program and made a failed offer for local office But it was still a fairly dark figure.

Stop the robbery and on January 6 it prompted Martin to influence

What changed that for him was “stop theft” and on January 6. Martin embraced Trump’s effort to dispute the results of early 2020, Help organize and talk with Rallies in Washington, dc and urging Congress Not to certify Biden’s victory. (Stop the robbery organizer Ali Alexander He later testified that Martin was “as a mentor” for him).

January 6 Martin tweeted that he was “in the Capitol at this time”, and that there was a “noisy crowd but nothing out of control. I ignore the #fakenews.” (By NBC newsVideo images show Martin outside on the grounds of the Capitol, but there is no evidence to enter any restricted area or the building itself).

Much of the bipartisan political establishment soon retreated with horror for the attack on the Capitol. But in February 2021, Martin He fired him As “Pelosi deception.” He eventually represented Three work of January 6 accused of assaulting the police officers, ignored the citation of the committee of January 6 of January for their testimony, and Advanced conspiracy theories That “January 6 was staged.”

All this solidified a new place of prominence for him in Trumpworld, where loyalty is important above all. The first sign of his new position in the Republican party arrived in May 2024, when Martin He was named Director of Deputy Policy of the Committee of the Platform of the Republican National Convention. After Trump won, he It was initially used To be the chief of personnel of the Office of Administration and Budget, but at some point, he was used for the work of the United States prosecutor in DC, a much more powerful work than anyone who has previously had.

Then, in the end, the years of tireless conservative activism seemed not to bring Martin anywhere. The will to defend the indefensible to get his great rest was required.

But will you succeed in prosecuting Trump’s enemies?

So Martin will really succeed in prosecuting Trump’s enemies, and folding a position of several hundred prosecutors to his will?

Already, the drama is developing behind the scene. Last week, Martin I wanted the assets of a climate change subsidy initiative of the Frozen Biden Administration, but Denise Cheung, head of the criminal division of the United States prosecutor’s office, said he would not do it without seeing evidence of a crime. Martin then told him to resign, And she did it.

However, Martin’s efforts have so far also involved a great advantage that seems appropriate for social networks, but it is unlikely to have a great time in court. For example, the He launched an initiative Called “Operation Whirwind” designed to investigate the Democrats for a supposedly violent rhetoric, but their examples obviously have no basis. (He is named after a five -year comment from Chuck Schumer, in which Schumer said The conservative judges of the Supreme Court “released the whirlwind and will pay the price” for opposing abortion rights).

Therefore, it is far from being clear if Martin can build a team that can do politicized cases that are halfway plausible enough to hold in court. But even investigations that do not result in positions can be terrifying and financially ruins for their objectives.

Martin also, at some point, will need confirmation of the Senate, and Senator Thom Tillis (R-C) saying Last week “a real challenge” could be confirmed. But the Senate Republicans have turned for all Trump nominees so far. Would Trump’s favorite prosecutor really reject?

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