When Elon Musk ordered a government-wide email blast directing federal employees to list their recent accomplishments,
most senior officials paused to consider their options.
In the Justice Department, US attorneys around the country discussed the matter over an email list they share,
with many deciding to seek more guidance before instructing career prosecutors on how to respond.
One questioned whether the email was even real.
But #Ed #Martin, an acolyte of Donald Trump named interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, charged ahead.
“It’s legit and we’ve already replied,” he told his fellow US attorneys. “Great leadership.”
Just 33 minutes after the Office of Personnel Management directive hit inboxes,
Martin urged lawyers under him to comply,
though he suggested they respond carefully.
“DOGE and Elon are doing great work!” Martin wrote in one of his frequent communiques to hundreds of assistant US attorneys and support staff.
“We are happy to be participate.”
Martin has announced investigations into his own staff for their role in January 6 cases
and has volunteered to support Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Orwellian “Weaponization Working Group,”
which purports to take aim at abuses of the justice system during the Biden administration.
Martin has threatened former special counsel Jack Smith and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
and has used X to indicate plans to investigate administration critics.
He has even tried to leverage a dubious criminal probe to seize climate grant money awarded by the Biden administration.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/ed-martin-washingting-dc-us-attorney-january-6-trump/