Trump: DOJ's Ed Martin Leaving Trump Admin to 'Fight Legal Battles' for Midterm Election, 2028 Presidential Election

President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) pardon attorney, Ed Martin, was leaving to "fight Legal Battles for the upcoming Midterm Election," along with the 2028 presidential election.

Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’  Toronto Star

Ed Martin, a loyal White House ally who held multiple Justice Department posts despite unconventional tactics that sometimes rankled his superiors, is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration

Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’  AP News

Trump loyalist Ed Martin, a “Stop the Steal” organizer and advocate and attorney for Jan. 6 defendants who later served in the Justice Department, is leaving the administration to focus on upcoming elections

Martin, 56, previously led the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. pardon attorney Ed Martin will leave the Justice Department to do legal work for Republicans pertaining to the 2026 and 2028 election cycles. Martin, a staunch Trump loyalist, served as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia before being installed into h