Ed Martin served as a U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia during the Trump administration.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
The sources confirm that Ed Martin was appointed and sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on January 20, 2025, under President Trump, and served in that role during Trump's administration. The claim omits the 'interim' qualifier, which is a minor simplification, and the extraction faithfully matches the post's wording that he was 'a U.S.
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… What did you see? What can you share with us now? Well, you know, I've got to kind of, I hope I get time to slow down at some point and think about it, maybe write a little bit about it, because it was really interesting. You know, the first chunk, Vince, was as a U.S. Attorney in D.C., and I really loved that, because I started to get really immersed in the District of Columbia, and it's a fascinating place. You know, the regular folks that live there have a huge problem. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A DOJ press release states that Edward R. Martin, Jr. was appointed and sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on January 20, 2025, just after Trump's inauguration.[2]
Supports. AP and The Hill report that Martin served as U.S. attorney for D.C. during Trump's administration, and that Trump later withdrew his nomination for the permanent post.[1][3]
Supports. CBS News and Politico both state that Martin served as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia beginning in 2025 at the start of Trump's second term.[4][5]
Context. The sources note he was interim rather than confirmed, and that the Senate did not confirm him, so the 'interim' qualifier is the main omitted detail.[4][6]
Context. The extraction matches the passage, where Vince says 'as a U.S. Attorney in D.C.' during his time in the administration, so no added claim is involved.
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2
- 1Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election 'legal battles'apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2District of Columbia | Edward R. Martin, Jr. Appointed U.S. Attorney ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Departmentthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Ed Martin, controversial pardon attorney at DOJ, leaving ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Ed Martin leaving DOJ for outside legal work tied to ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Ed Martin is leaving DOJ to focus on 'legal battles' in ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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