Trump Says Controversial US Attorney Ed Martin to Leave Role

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1. Fri, 21 August 2026

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   • Bloomberg Politics19:00first to report
     Trump Says Controversial US Attorney Ed Martin to Leave Role

     President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, was leaving his post in the administration, the latest in a series of high-profile departures ahead of November’s midterm elections.

   • Google News - Top Stories20:12
     Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department

     Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department The Hill Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’ AP News Trump says Ed Martin, pardon attorney, is departing DOJ ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Ed Martin leaving DOJ for outside legal work tied to elections, Trump says Politico Trump says Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections NBC News

   • The Hill20:12
     Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department

     The head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, Ed Martin, is leaving the department, capping a chaotic tenure in the Trump administration. Martin, who also served as the U.S. pardon attorney, has been at the center of a string of controversies since the earliest days of joining the administration, including failing to advance as a nominee...

   • Google News - Top Stories20:16
     Trump says Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections

     Trump says Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections NBC News Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues The Washington Post Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’ AP News Trump says Ed Martin, pardon attorney, is departing DOJ ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department The Hill

   • Google News - Top Stories22:30
     Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues

     Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues The Washington Post Trump says Ed Martin, pardon attorney, is departing DOJ ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’ AP News Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department The Hill Ed Martin's exit suggests DOJ is getting better at political prosecutions Mother Jones