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Trump's DC US Attorney Launches "Project Whirlwind" To Investigate Critics For Their Speech
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
Trump’s DC US Attorney Launches “Project Whirlwind” To Investigate Critics For Their Speech
Legal Issues
Fri, Feb 21st 2025 07:39pm - Mike Masnick
The Trump DOJ retribution tour has begun, as Ed Martin, Trump’s interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, launches a series of politically motivated investigations targeting critics of Trump and Elon Musk. Martin, a former talk radio host and “Stop the Steal” supporter with no prosecutorial experience, is transforming what should be an independent office into what appears to be a personal intimidation squad.
After years of baselessly crying “lawfare” over legitimate investigations into January 6th and other matters, MAGA Republicans are now demonstrating what actual politically motivated investigations look like. This is after Trump-fluffing media like the National Review declared upon Trump’s election victory that it would lead to “the end of lawfare.”
Not surprisingly, we’re seeing the reverse. There are too many examples to cover right now, as the whole of the MAGA movement in government, including at both the FTC and FCC, appear to be engaging in frivolous lawfare to attack and harass those who are insufficiently sycophantic towards Trump and Elon Musk. And Ed Martin seems to be leading the pack.
For what it’s worth, Martin has no background as a prosecutor. He was one of those rightwing talk radio hosts for many years as well as an occasional (unsuccessful) candidate for political office. He was one of the foolish “stop the steal” supporters who has admitted to being at the Capitol on January 6th in 2021, and claimed that what happened there was “nothing out of hand.” As a lawyer, he represented some of the January 6th defendants, raising some ethical eyebrows as one of his first moves as US Attorney was to move to dismiss a case against a defendant he himself represented. This has already resulted in a bar complaint.
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Legal Issues
Fri, Feb 21st 2025 07:39pm - Mike Masnick
The Trump DOJ retribution tour has begun, as Ed Martin, Trump’s interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, launches a series of politically motivated investigations targeting critics of Trump and Elon Musk. Martin, a former talk radio host and “Stop the Steal” supporter with no prosecutorial experience, is transforming what should be an independent office into what appears to be a personal intimidation squad.
After years of baselessly crying “lawfare” over legitimate investigations into January 6th and other matters, MAGA Republicans are now demonstrating what actual politically motivated investigations look like. This is after Trump-fluffing media like the National Review declared upon Trump’s election victory that it would lead to “the end of lawfare.”
Not surprisingly, we’re seeing the reverse. There are too many examples to cover right now, as the whole of the MAGA movement in government, including at both the FTC and FCC, appear to be engaging in frivolous lawfare to attack and harass those who are insufficiently sycophantic towards Trump and Elon Musk. And Ed Martin seems to be leading the pack.
For what it’s worth, Martin has no background as a prosecutor. He was one of those rightwing talk radio hosts for many years as well as an occasional (unsuccessful) candidate for political office. He was one of the foolish “stop the steal” supporters who has admitted to being at the Capitol on January 6th in 2021, and claimed that what happened there was “nothing out of hand.” As a lawyer, he represented some of the January 6th defendants, raising some ethical eyebrows as one of his first moves as US Attorney was to move to dismiss a case against a defendant he himself represented. This has already resulted in a bar complaint.
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