Sen. Thom Tillis Could Tank Trump Nominee Ed Martin, Allowing Judge Boasberg to Choose Attorney for

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Sen. Thom Tillis Could Tank Trump Nominee Ed Martin, Allowing Judge Boasberg to Choose Attorney for D.C.

Bradley Jaye 5 May 2025

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is withholding support for President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney for D.C., a move that could result in MAGA villain Judge Jeb Boasberg choosing who would fill the role — potentially even former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Trump, who announced in December 2024 that Ed Martin would serve as Chief of Staff at the Office of Management and Budget, installed Martin as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on January 20, 2025, later formally nominating him to take over long-term.

But Martin’s interim tag expires May 19, 2025. And due to D.C.’s unusual status within the federal government, the choice of who would fill the position could fall to U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Charlie Kirk, and other prominent conservatives supporting Martin’s nomination have warned.

Martin’s defeat would deal a blow to critical components of Trump’s agenda.

The powerful U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. has two roles, which make it one of the most powerful perches in the American legal system — a seat from which much of the lawfare directed at Trump and his supporters originated during the Biden presidency.

Due to D.C.’s special status, the office serves in a role similar to a local district attorney. After taking over, Martin wasted no time turning the office’s resources towards prosecuting violent crime after a period of lawlessness under President Joe Biden, which saw crime soar.

But the office’s second role is the reason Martin has instilled fear in the Washington establishment.

Martin has shifted the focus of the office — the most powerful U.S. Attorney’s office — to corruption within the federal government itself.

Instead of spending millions targeting everyday Americans like pro-life advocates, practicing Catholics, and school board parents, Martin is pursuing criminals who have enriched themselves off of taxpayers, committed voter fraud, and other serious crimes. And he is doing so not just in Washington but across the globe.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/05/thom-tillis-could-tank-trump-nominee-ed-martin-judge-boasberg-choose-attorney-dc/

[Hoodat]

Republicans - Snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.

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Tillis Flips Off Trump, Announces Opposition to U.S. Attorney for D.C. Nominee Ed Martin

Bradley Jaye6 May 202516
3:13

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is flipping off Donald Trump, announcing Tuesday he will oppose the president’s nominee for the crucial U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia just hours after Trump called for Senators to support him.

Tillis’s decision, first reported by Breitbart News nine hours before Tillis’s confirmation, could sound the death knell for Trump’s nominee, Ed Martin, who has been serving in the office on an interim basis.

Breitbart News reported Monday that Tillis withholding his supporting was the critical impediment to Martin’s nomination being advanced before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Without Tillis’s support, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IO) would not bring Martin’s nomination to the floor.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/06/tillis-flips-off-trump-announces-opposition-to-u-s-attorney-for-dc-nominee-ed-martin/

[Bigun]

Why are they so afraid of Ed Martin?  (Asking for a friend.)

[mystery-ak]

Okay what does Tillis want?


If MAGA Can't Get Ed Martin Confirmed, We'll Be Fighting the Same Battle for the Next 4 Years
By Chase Jennings | 2:37 PM on May 06, 2025

Many of you may not know or have heard much about Ed Martin, President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia—but I can tell you, in conservative circles, he is a legend. Imagine having someone as talented as Stephen Miller or Susie Wiles as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. That’s Ed Martin. For some reason, GOP Senators are balking at the prospect of his confirmation, which is infuriating. My RedState colleague Ward Clark has been covering this.

Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Thom Tillis of North Carolina are two of the red state senators holding up Ed Martin's nomination. Tillis announced to the White House Tuesday that he wouldn't support Martin's nomination, telling reporters on Capitol Hill that it all had to do with January 6th and Martin's opposition to seeking jail time for anyone who breached the perimeter that day.

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https://redstate.com/chase-jennings/2025/05/06/losing-ed-martin-as-us-attorney-n2188749

[Bigun]

The PTB do not wish to see tables turned over and money changers expelled!

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'Allowing Judge Boasberg to Choose Attorney'....Who Trump can fire the next day. (many are saying)

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Breanna Morello
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🚨RINO ALERT🚨

Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated that Ed Martin, President Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney for DC, will likely remain stuck in the Senate Judiciary Committee because of Sen. Thom Tillis’ (R)opposition.

Thune suggested that as long as Tillis, a member of the Judiciary Committee, remains against Martin, the nomination is unlikely to advance to a Senate floor vote.

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Save Ed Martin: Trump’s USA Nominee a Threat to The Deep State, D.C. Corruption

On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Ed Martin’s nomination. Marlow stated, “f we lose out on this pick and Boasberg gets to make the pick because Thom Tillis was too principled to forgive people for something that happened on January 6, … that would be just absolutely idiotic.”

He added that, if nothing else, there should be a vote on the nomination.

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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/05/06/save-ed-martin-trumps-usa-nominee-a-threat-to-the-deep-state-d-c-corruption/

[BobfromWB]

Thune suggested that as long as Tillis, a member of the Judiciary Committee ... remains ...

Then Thune needs to find a way to remove him from the committee.

[DefiantMassRINO]

How can (1) obstruct the other (99)?

Why does (1) out of (100) have the ability to obstruct progress?

Why not put it to the Floor for a vote?

This is Evil Spock logic ...