Trump pardon attorney Ed Martin reportedly sidelined

Justice Department attorney Ed Martin is being removed from controversial efforts to investigate or prosecute President Donald Trump’s political enemies, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

Martin, “actor”stop theft“The election conspiracy movement, which held multiple Justice Department posts during Trump’s second term, will now essentially work as the United States’ pardon attorney,” MS NOW reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

Sources tell MS NOW that Martin’s role was narrowed after a lengthy fight with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

New York TimesSources also reported that Martin was considering whether to leave the Justice Department, possibly for a job at the White House. CNN Martin is expected to leave in the coming weeks, it said.

Martin did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment. A DOJ spokesperson said in an emailed statement: “President Trump appointed Ed Martin as Pardon Attorney, and Ed [do] You did a great job in this role.”

Martin will no longer work at the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters. Washington Post It was also reported on Monday. A source familiar with the matter told CNBC that Martin will work from a building in the city’s northeast. 2CON.

Trump had nominated Martin to be Washington’s US attorney, but drew his name It was excluded from consideration due to bipartisan pushback.

Martin later became head of the Justice Department’s so-called weaponization working group. was accused of running away prosecutorial norms and aggressively using the department’s investigative powers against Trump’s enemies.

According to media reports, he will no longer serve in this position.