When President Donald Trump appointed a lead prosecutor in Washington DC, he may have not anticipated it would be as contentious as it has now turned out. Still, on January 20th, 2025, President Trump named former J6 defense attorney, Ed Martin, as interim DC U.S. Attorney, followed by a formal, permanent appointment on February 17th.
This appointment has turned out to be even more contentious than the appointment of Kash Patel, whose resume includes investigating Crossfire Hurricane and RussiaGate, working in counter-terrorism, and working as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense. He also notably wrote a book laying out the blueprints for dismantling “the Establishment,” “Swamp,” “Deep State,” call it what you will, in Washington D.C. He called them, “Government Gangsters.”
Since Kash Patel was sworn in as Director of the FBI on February 21 and Pam Bondi as Attorney General on February 5th, many in the MAGA community have grown impatient with the lack of progress in investigations into weaponized law enforcement, lawfare, and criminal activity targeting President Trump and his base. Their frustrations can be seen throughout social media in comments on posts from Patel and AG Bondi, as well as posts from Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
But in the publication of Government Gangsters, Patel gave us some very specific insights into why there hasn’t been much in the way of investigations or indictments: the DC US Attorney’s Office.
President Trump has placed tremendous faith in Patel in the past. According to the book, Patel played a significant role in advising key appointments, including John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence and Ric Grenell as National Security Advisor. Patel even called Ratcliffe from Air Force One to offer him the role of overseeing the national intelligence community on behalf of the President.
In Chapter 8, titled “Overhauling the FBI,” Patel emphasizes the significance of a DOJ prosecutor in FBI investigations:
“…the moment an FBI agent opens up an investigation, it should be done with the assent of a DOJ prosecutor. This is an extremely powerful way to curb the overreach of the FBI since FBI agents will only be able to investigate what DOJ lawyers allow them to investigate, not whatever they feel like looking into.”
Patel continued in the chapter:
“DOJ prosecutors are actually trained to know what evidence matters and what doesn’t. They know that you can’t just go around searching for evidence to manufacture a crime (and you certainly can’t manufacture evidence in order to justify warrants). Instead, the agency should be investigating crimes to find evidence of wrongdoing based on real probable cause.
…Some DOJ prosecutors are compromised as well, and similar to how the FBI shopped for a magistrate judge guaranteed to approve their warrant for the Mar-a-Lago raid, shady FBI agents could certainly shop around for DOJ prosecutors who they know will help them conduct their political witch hunts.”
“@FBIDirectorKash and @dbongino aren’t moving fast enough!! No arrests!!!”
But wait…he told us what must be done first.
Listen to this segment from @Kash_Patel ’s book Government Gangsters and then the assessment afterwards.
It could be the key to any meaningful… pic.twitter.com/SrpXEF11em
— CannCon (@CannConActual) April 16, 2025
No U.S. Attorney (USA), the DOJ’s lead prosecutor in a particular jurisdiction, is more important than the one in Washington D.C. Not only is that prosecutor responsible for prosecutions in the DC area, he would also be tasked with representing the U.S. in both defensive and affirmative litigation involving things such as a government fraud, waste, and abuse, and enforcing lobbying laws.
The DC USA is also tasked with investigating and litigating civil violations of federal campaign finance laws. This has been a hot topic recently after President Trump released a presidential memorandum ordering the investigation into ActBlue and potential “straw donors.”
Most of the potential crimes that MAGA is hoping will be investigated, and potentially prosecuted, would fall under the jursidiction of the US Attorney in Washington DC.
RussiaGate, Crossfire Hurricane, collusion between the Biden DOJ and local district attorney’s cases against President Trump, doctoring evidence in both impeachment trials, and numerous other alleged violations of law and constitutional rights regarding January 6th and the ensuing persecution of numerous peaceful protesters all require a competent and permanent USA in Washington DC.
But almost three months after his appointment, Martin has not had a formal hearing in front of any Senate committees (typical for US Attorney nominations whom usually receive a simple voice vote) nor has he been given a formal public confirmation vote.
In fact, he has reportedly been stone-walled by NeoCon Republicans such as Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, and Tom Tillis. Cornyn has since reportedly said he will endorse Martin. After all, it is an election year and Cornyn has been challenged by Texas AG Ken Paxton.
Senator Tom Tillis has come under tremendous scrutiny after criticizing Martin’s representation of several January 6th defendants. During an impromptu press conference with reporters earlier this week, Tillis said that most of his concerns were “related to January 6th,” noting that Martin built a “compelling case on some of the 1512 prosecutions that were probably heat-of-the-moment bad decisions.”
Tillis states that he has “no tolerance for anybody who entered the building on January 6th and that’s probably where most of the friction was.”
“So he disagreed with you on that?” asked a reporter.
“Well, I have to say that Mr. Martin did a good job of explaining how there were people that probably got caught up in it. But they made the stupid decision to come through a building that had been breached and that the police officers were saying ‘stay away’. So the difference isn’t that they should be charged by my estimation, but by how much.”
This comment was made despite there being no visible trespass signs and the doors opened, with several of them held open by US Capitol and Metro Police, who were watching as people calmly walked into the US Capitol. Video evidence also shows USCP officers waving people in and telling them to remain respectful.
Despite that evidence, Tillis is now punishing a defense attorney for representing citizens accused of a crime by refusing to confirm him to an appointed position? Legal representation is a staple of our Constitution with the Sixth Amendment stating, “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”
Tillis is quite literally refusing to confirm an attorney for constitutionally representing clients who are presumed innocent until proven guilty while simultaneously saying that he would be qualified if he were appointed to another district.
Perhaps Tillis isn’t furious that Martin represented January 6 defendants—he’s furious that he did it too well. That’s not a criticism; it’s a backhanded compliment. What really bothers Tillis isn’t who Martin defended, but that his defense was relentless, precise, and effective—everything you’d want in a U.S. Attorney, especially in the most critically important and potentially consequential district of them all.
So why the outrage now? Maybe because Tillis, for reasons known only to him, doesn’t want a fierce and competent prosecutor in D.C.
Maybe what scares him most is the idea of someone applying that same level of skill and tenacity to hold real power accountable.
The North Carolina Senator perhaps would have enjoyed that same presumption of innocence, and legal representation, had there been an actual investigation regarding a 2014 scandal where he allegedly received $37,000 from just 20 executives, and a total of $300,000, from a company called New Breed Logistics in 2014.
Tillis after meeting with Ed Martin last night:
“At this point I’ve indicated to the White House I wouldn’t support his nomination.” pic.twitter.com/T1OSqSabOn
— Alan He (@alanhe) May 6, 2025
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