Outgoing DC US Legal professional Ed Martin is beneath investigation by DC’s Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel for ‘weaponization.’
President Trump appointed Ed Martin to be Director of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group and Pardon Legal professional.
In a going away e mail to colleagues, Ed Martin stated he’s preventing again in opposition to the DC’s Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel’s chief prosecutor Hamilton “Phil” Fox III.
“It’s an outrage how they deal with us and I’ll proceed the battle in opposition to the weaponization of our legislation licenses in opposition to us. Please see the hooked up — I’m taking up Mr. Fox head on. His conduct is personally insulting and professionally unacceptable,” Ed Martin wrote based on NBC Information.
“To be clear, Mr. Fox is weaponizing his function, tasks, and his workplace in opposition to me and this workplace. He’s utilizing a latest bar grievance as his weapon,” Ed Martin wrote in a letter to a choose of the District of Columbia Court docket of Appeals. “I ask that you simply not solely droop Mr. Fox instantly to research his conduct, but additionally to dismiss this case in opposition to me due to his prejudicial conduct.”
NEW: Ousted Interim D.C. U.S. Legal professional Ed Martin, who’s now DOJ’s pardon lawyer, revealed in an e mail to employees at this time he’s beneath investigation by the DC Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel.https://t.co/ZVcuDofkHj
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NBC Information reported:
The incoming director of the Justice Division’s “Weaponization Working Group” revealed Wednesday he was beneath investigation by D.C.’s Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel, accusing the official answerable for investigating bar complaints of “weaponizing” his function, based on an letter seen by NBC Information.
Outgoing Interim U.S. Legal professional for the District of Columbia Ed Martin, in a going-away e mail to his employees, complained in regards to the actions of Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton P. “Phil” Fox III, who serves as chief prosecutor for disciplinary issues for attorneys who’re members of the D.C. Bar.
“Please know that I’ll proceed to battle in opposition to the systemic abuse of our prosecutors by [Public Defender Service], the Judges, and particularly the DC Disciplinary Counsel,” Martin wrote within the e mail to employees. “It’s an outrage how they deal with us and I’ll proceed the battle in opposition to the weaponization of our legislation licenses in opposition to us. Please see the hooked up — I’m taking up Mr. Fox head on. His conduct is personally insulting and professionally unacceptable.”
