Top House Judiciary Democrat seeks IG probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Martin

Source: Washington Post

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) is calling for the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., accusing controversial prosecutor Ed Martin of violating the law and repeatedly ignoring legal ethics as he seeks to root out people he perceives as undermining President Donald Trump’s agenda.

In a letter Wednesday to the inspector general obtained by The Washington Post, Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said Martin has violated the First Amendment by threatening to investigate and prosecute Congress members, protesters, journalists and others who have criticized Trump.

The representative also accused Martin in his letter of illegally attempting to freeze the bank accounts of nonprofit organizations that received Biden-era grants for climate and clean energy projects.

The letter is the latest example of Democrats, advocacy groups and former prosecutors criticizing Martin as they attempt to bring attention ahead of his potential Senate confirmation vote this spring to what they believe should disqualify him from permanently running the prominent U.S. attorney’s office.

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