Trump says loyalist Ed Martin to leave the DOJ to focus on election-related legal battles

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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.