Trump announces Ed Martin will leave DOJ to fight election ‘legal battles’

Washington Examiner·August 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM+1

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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 his current role by the […]

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