Does Edward R. Martin Jr. serve as Director of the Department of Justice’s Weaponization Working Group, which Attorney General Pamela Bondi established on February 5, 2025 to review politicized prosecutions?

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Does Edward R. Martin Jr. serve as Director of the Department of Justice’s Weaponization Working Group, which Attorney General Pamela Bondi established on February 5, 2025 to review politicized prosecutions?

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On February 5, 2025, Bondi issued a memo creating the "Weaponization Working Group" to examine cases she deemed politically motivated in the Special Counsel Jack Smith probe, the Manhattan DA’s Hush Money case, and civil suits by New York Attorney General Letitia James. On May 13 2025, Ed Martin, then U.S. Attorney for D.C. and Pardon Attorney, announced his assignment as Director of that Working Group during prepared remarks at the Justice Department’s Patrick Henry Building press conference. A Senate Judiciary Committee press release confirms President Trump appointed Martin to this non-Senate-confirmed role following his withdrawn nomination as U.S. Attorney for D.C..

Does Edward R. Martin Jr. serve as Director of the Department of Justice’s Weaponization Working Group, which Attorney General Pamela Bondi established on February 5, 2025 to review politicized prosecutions?

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