Trump To Withdraw Nomination Of Extremist DOJ Pick

The Associated Press reports:

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters.

“We have somebody else that will be great,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the status of Martin’s confirmation. He said it was disappointing, but “that’s the way it works sometime.”

Martin has served as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia since Trump’s first week in office. But his hopes of keeping the job faded amid questions about his qualifications and background, including his support for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol over four years ago.

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Trump just pulled his nominee for US Attorney Ed Martin, who praised white nationalists and supported violent insurrectionists, after Republicans started to oppose him. pic.twitter.com/SxIAloHR5u

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