It looks like the Trump administration is expecting to defend – or litigate – some election wins or losses following the November midterms.
Ed Martin — U.S. Pardon Attorney, former Director of the Weaponization Working Group, and the man who served as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from the first day of President Trump’s second term until Jeanine Pirro was confirmed — is departing the administration to lead legal efforts for the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
Trump’s Truth Social announcement said everything that needed to be said: “Ed is now leaving to go outside to fight Legal Battles for the upcoming Midterm Election, and the Presidential Election of 2028. I know he will do an outstanding job, ensure Free, Fair, and Honest Elections, and strongly advance our Constitutional Rights.”
Martin’s response was three words: “Proud to serve. Fight Fight Fight.” That’s the assignment in its entirety.
Martin served in three distinct and consequential roles during his time in the administration. As interim D.C. U.S. Attorney, he was the man the administration trusted to prosecute the most politically sensitive cases in Washington — including the Reflecting Pool vandalism indictments, the federal arson case from 26 Federal Plaza, and the broader effort to restore law and order in a city that had become a showcase for progressive governance’s failure. As Pardon Attorney, he ran the office that processes presidential clemency — including the Anti-Weaponization Fund compensation for Americans targeted by Biden’s DOJ. And as Director of the Weaponization Working Group, he was at the center of the administration’s effort to document and dismantle the institutional corruption that Trump’s primetime address began to expose publicly.
