Senate Democrats seeking to block confirmation of prosecutor who championed Jan. 6 defendants

Senate Democrats are trying to make a stand against President Trump's nominee for a prosecutor's post in the District of Columbia, even as Mr. Trump's nominations for key Cabinet and Justice Department posts have secured confirmation largely unscathed with only a handful of dissenting Republican votes 

Although Edward Martin is far from a household name, and is seeking a post that often operates outside of the national spotlight, his nomination for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. has become a rallying point for Senate Democrats and Mr. Trump's critics.

Martin is a longtime Trump loyalist, a figure in the 2020 Stop the Steal movement, served as a defense attorney in U.S. Capitol riot cases and acknowledges he was near the Capitol amid the crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, as he championed Trump's false claims the 2020 election was "rigged."