United States President Donald Trump has nominated ... US attorney since Inauguration Day. “It is my honor to nominate highly respected Edward R. Martin, Jr., for the full and permanent term ...

17 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Ed Martin, a lawyer who defended multiple participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol to serve as permanent U.S. Attorney for ...

A conservative activist who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters has been nominated by the Republican president to be the top ...

Ed Martin is currently serving as interim attorney general, and he’s been nominated to hold the position permanently by the ...

Weeks later, Trump nominated him to be D.C.’s permanent U.S. attorney. Martin has already provoked the anger of Democrats during his time on the job, particularly surrounding his views on Jan. 6 ...

Ed Martin is not a typical pick for a U.S. attorney. President Trump’s choice to lead the federal office in Washington, D.C., ...

The exchange highlighted how Martin has used his newfound prosecutorial powers to "aggressively push Trump's retribution ...

Why it matters: The U.S. Attorney for D.C. has a big portfolio ... State of play: President Trump nominated Martin for the permanent position on Monday, pending Senate approval.