Source: Associated Press
“President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about the conservative activist’s modest legal experience and divisive politics. Trump abandoned his pick to lead the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office two days after a key Republican senator said he could not support Martin for the job due to his defense of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ‘We have somebody else that will be great,’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the status of Martin’s confirmation. … Within minutes of Trump’s announcement, Martin jokingly posted a doctored image of himself on social media dressed in papal garments with the words, ‘Plot twist’ — alluding to the breaking news that a new pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.” (05/08/25)