
Trump says he’ll announce new pick for DC top prosecutor as Ed Martin nomination falters
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President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon announce a new nominee for US Attorney in Washington, DC, replacing Ed Martin, whose nomination had been in trouble in recent days amid what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon announce a new nominee for US attorney in Washington, DC, replacing Ed Martin, whose nomination had been in trouble in recent days amid what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill. “He’s a terrific person, and he wasn’t getting the support from people that I thought,” Trump said. “I can only lift that little phone so many times in a day, but we have somebody else that will be great,” Trump added. Instead, the president said Martin will take on a role within the Department of Justice “or whatever.” CNN has reached out to Martin for comment. This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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