Chuck Darwin (@[email protected])

Trump nominates January 6 activist to serve as top DC prosecutor A right-wing activist who has consistently defended the January 6 storming of the Capitol has been nominated by Donald Trump to serve as the permanent top federal prosecutor in the city where it happened Trump named #Ed #Martin as US attorney for the District of Columbia, the top prosecutor for all serious local crimes by adults in the district. His appointment must be confirmed by the US Senate. Martin has echoed Trump’s baseless and incorrect claims that the 2020 election was stolen, including speaking at a “Stop the Steal” rally in DC on 5 January, and consistently defended the actions of the insurrectionists. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/ed-martin-nominee-us-attorney-washington-dc?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other