Ed Martin is leaving DOJ to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections, Trump says

Trump loyalist Ed Martin, a “Stop the Steal” organizer and advocate and attorney for Jan. 6 defendants, who later served in the Justice Department, is leaving the administration to focus on upcoming elections.

Trump loyalist Ed Martin, a “Stop the Steal” advocate who then served in the Justice Department, is leaving the administration to focus on upcoming elections, the president announced Friday.

“Ed Martin has been with me from the very beginning, and done an incredible job as an Attorney, Director of the Weaponization Working Group, and the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

“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. Good luck Ed!”

Attorney General Todd Blanche praised Martin in a post on X, calling him “a patriot who loves this nation.” “We look forward to seeing his future successes!” Blanche wrote.

Martin’s most recent role in the administration was as pardon attorney at the Justice Department.