Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law
Source: NBC News
March 10, 2026, 12:53 PM EDT / Updated March 10, 2026, 1:07 PM EDT
Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin — an advocate for Jan. 6 defendants and former head of the Trump administration’s “weaponization working group” — is facing a formal disciplinary proceeding for alleged threats against the First Amendment rights of Georgetown Law and improper communications with a judge.
Washington, D.C., Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton P. Fox III filed a two-count complaint against Martin that involves threats he made last year, when he was interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, in a letter to the dean of Georgetown University Law Center as well as Martin’s communications with a judge in a bid to get Fox fired.
“Mr. Martin knew or should have known that, as a government official, his conduct violated the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States,” Fox wrote in connection with Martin’s threats against Georgetown Law.
The complaint is the start of a lengthy disciplinary proceeding involving the D.C. Bar and the Board on Professional Responsibility, which could take years to adjudicate and involves several steps, but could ultimately result in consequences for Martin’s law license. CNN earlier reported on the disciplinary proceedings against Martin.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-doj-ed-martin-disciplinary-threat-georgetown-rcna262735
Link to COMPLAINT (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27803672-martinmemodc/
Link to COMPLAINT (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/27803672/martinmemodc.pdf
(45 will probably say "I don't know who that is. Never heard of him" )