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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 04:17 PM Jan 29

Trump DOJ appointee in DC lashes out after flurry of 'personally insulting' leaks in his first week

The acting top federal prosecutor in Washington under President Donald Trump is furious about recent leaks to the press and also specifically directed staff to scrutinize a former official’s work on January 6 cases after she rebuked him on TV, according to internal emails obtained by CNN.

Ed Martin, the interim US attorney for DC, sent an email Tuesday to his entire office, complaining that someone leaked an email he sent Monday. In the Monday email, he launched an internal review of how prosecutors handled some January 6, 2021, cases where the Supreme Court concluded that prosecutors overstepped with charging decisions.

In the Tuesday email blast, Martin said: “Wow, what a disappointment to have my email yesterday to you all was leaked almost immediately. Again, personally insulting and professionally unacceptable. I guess I have learned my lesson (‘Fool me once…’).”

The latest missive from Martin highlights his turbulent first week, as he aggressively tries to impose Trump’s agenda at the Justice Department, while facing pushback both internally from career prosecutors and others who quit and then bashed his actions.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-doj-appointee-dc-lashes-205732333.html

Thin skinned like his boss.

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Trump DOJ appointee in DC lashes out after flurry of 'personally insulting' leaks in his first week (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 29 OP
More of this orangecrush Jan 29 #1
Do not defy the Fuhrer and/or his lieutenants or you will be shot before sun rise. magicarpet Jan 29 #2
This is a war Mike 03 Jan 29 #3
Gov appointees, under trump, emboldened to use positions for vengance Demovictory9 Jan 29 #4
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