Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election 'legal battles'

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, 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

The head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, Ed Martin, is leaving the department, capping a chaotic tenure in the Trump administration. Martin, who also served as the U.S. pardon attorney, has been at the center of a string of controversies since the earliest days of joining the administration, in

Trump Legal Ally Ed Martin to Leave Justice Department  WSJ

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