Ed Martin, a Trump ally who led the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group and served as pardon attorney, left the Justice Department on or after August 21, 2026, to focus on election-related legal battles. His tenure was marked by clashes with colleagues and controversial tactics.
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Ed Martin, the pro-Trump lawyer who has been at the center of several controversies, is departing the administration, the president announced.
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...
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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 said Martin is leaving his post as pardon attorney at the DOJ.
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Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election ‘legal battles’ AP News
Ed Martin, a loyal White House ally who held multiple Justice Department posts despite unconventional tactics that sometimes rankled his superiors, is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration.
Martin’s clashes cost him jobs as U.S. attorney and as head of the Justice Department’s “weaponization” group.
We'll always have Ed, @meplusdog.bsky.social. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... Martin, a staunch Trump ally, served as the pardon attorney and the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in 2025.