Leftwing Saboteur Tom Tillis is Blocking the Appointment of Ed Martin to be Trump's US Attorney for DC -- an Absolutely Critical Position -- and Will Allow Leftwing Judge Boasberg to Pick the US Attorney

Conversation Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11

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If Ed Martin, acting US Attorney of DC is not confirmed by the Senate Republicans before May 20th, radical Judge Boasberg gets to choose his replacement

If the Senate GOP doesn't confirm Ed in the next two weeks, we will have a Trump hating US Attorney in the nation's capital.

The Senate MUST CONFIRM ED Martin, NOW!

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican

Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis, Collins are the holdups. Collins isn't going to flip before the other 3. I will be pushing a call for action on these other 3 tomorrow.

There's Cassidy again. Louisiana, can we please get rid of him?

Breitbart:

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is withholding support for President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney for D.C., a move that could result in MAGA villain Judge James Boasberg choosing who would fill the role -- potentially even former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Trump, who announced in December 2024 that Ed Martin would serve as Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget, installed Martin as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on January 20, 2025, later formally nominating him to take over long-term.

But Martin's interim tag expires May 19, 2025. And due to D.C.'s unusual status within the federal government, the choice of who would fill the position could fall to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Charlie Kirk, and other prominent conservatives supporting Martin's nomination have warned.

Martin's defeat would deal a blow to critical components of Trump's agenda.

The powerful U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. has two roles, which make it one of the most powerful perches in the American legal system -- a seat from which much of the lawfare directed at Trump and his supporters originated during the Biden presidency.

Due to D.C.'s special status, the office serves in a role similar to a local district attorney. After taking over, Martin wasted no time turning the office's resources towards prosecuting violent crime after a period of lawlessness under President Joe Biden, which saw crime soar.

But the office's second role is the reason Martin has instilled fear in the Washington establishment.

Martin has shifted the focus of the office -- the most powerful U.S. Attorney's office -- to corruption within the federal government itself.

Instead of spending millions targeting everyday Americans like pro-life advocates, practicing Catholics, and school board parents, Martin is pursuing criminals who have enriched themselves off of taxpayers, committed voter fraud, and other serious crimes. And he is doing so not just in Washington but across the globe.

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With the clock ticking on Martin's interim status, the Deep State is fighting back, and Tillis has emerged as a roadblock to Martin's nomination on the Senate Judiciary Committee, through which Martin's nomination must pass.

Tillis, who has expressed concerns with Martin's comments while serving as an attorney for J6 defendants, is expected to meet with Martin Monday afternoon in his Senate office.

Breitbart News asked a Tillis spokesman if the senator would support Martin's nomination, and if not, if he believes Judge Boasberg would choose someone more preferable.

It never ends with Tillis.

Conversation Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber

Based on conversations I am hearing in DC, the blocking points for @USAEdMartin's confirmation are currently 5 REPUBLICAN Senators:

- Susan Collins @SenatorCollins

- Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis

- John Cornyn @JohnCornyn

- Bill Cassidy @SenBillCassidy

- Mitch McConnell @SenMcConnell

This is President Trump's nominee for DC's Top Prosecutor. If these Senators delay Ed Martin's confirmation for just 15 more days, the worst judge in the district, Judge Boasberg, will select DC's prosecutor rather than the President we voted for.

We need immediate action from these 5 Senators, public statements from them if there is some explanation we're not being told or if this information is incorrect (in which case I will happily retract and update this post), and primaries for them if indeed they run out the clock with no public explanation and instead hand the DC justice system over to its most corrupted judge.

posted by Ace at 02:28 PM

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