President Donald Trumpwill nominate his top prosecutor in Washington, Edward Martin, for a full and permanent term as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Trump said on social media on Monday.

Ed Martin, a conservative lawyer who supported the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioters, was nominated by President Donald Trump as permanent U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. on Monday.

Martin's term as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. is set to expire on May 20. Update: 5/8/25, 7:22 p.m. ET: This article and the headline were updated after Trump formally announced Pirro ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin, who echoed Donald Trump's baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioters, was nominated by the ...

Martin had been serving as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on an interim basis since just after Trump, a Republican, was sworn in for his second term on Jan. 20. His appointment must be ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Ed Martin, who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioters, was nominated by the ...