Wannabe Gestapo \u201cEagle\u201d Ed Martin is making a name for himself with the DOGE F\u00fchrer.<\/p>\n
The acting head of the US Attorney\u2019s Office in DC has informed the president\u2019s biggest donor that he will hunt down anyone<\/a> who behaved illegally or even unethically and \u201cchase them to the end of the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow up. \u2014 Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cNoone is above the law,\u201d he preened in illiterate ecstasy.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a bizarre flex for a prosecutor who just dismissed a case<\/a> against his \u201cformer\u201d client \u2014 although he\u2019d failed to withdraw his appearance. Presumably Martin will not be chasing himself to the \u201cend of the Earth\u201d for ethical lapses.<\/p>\n But Martin isn\u2019t just swearing fealty to Musk \u201cvia X only.\u201d He\u2019s also threatening Democratic politicians for speech he doesn\u2019t like. <\/p>\n Here he is shitposting at Rep. Robert Garcia because the California Congressman had the temerity to say on TV that Americans want Democrats to \u201cbring actual weapons to a bar fight.\u201d<\/p>\n So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump\u2019s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.<\/p>\n \u2014 Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-02-20T19:55:59.203Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThis sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk \u2013 an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a \u2018dick\u2019 \u2013 and government staff who work for him,\u201d Martin blustered. \u201cTheir concerns have led to this inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n (Private prison owners must be salivating at the prospect of arresting everyone who calls Elon Musk a dick.)<\/p>\n Martin, who attended the protest at the Capitol on January 6, has a long history of confusion<\/em> about actual threats.<\/p>\n Like Mardi Gras in DC today: love, faith and joy. Ignore #FakeNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/31OoMYfOdu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n At 2:57pm on January 6, rioters were inside both chambers of Congress, the members had all been evacuated, Ashli Babbit had just been shot, Vice President Pence was in hiding, and the crowd was demanding that police hand over then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n But Martin wasn\u2019t done. According to the Washington Post, he\u2019s just launched Operation Whirlwind<\/a>, so named for an ill-advised comment<\/a> by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in 2020 warning Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh that \u201cYou have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won\u2019t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n Schumer immediately apologized and insisted that he had not been threatening the justices. And Trump says ten menacing things online before breakfast. Nonetheless, Martin sent a letter<\/a> to Senator Schumer demanding that he explain himself, and then followed up with a missive to all staff promising to \u201cprotect DOGE.\u201d<\/p>\n “We will protect DOGE.”This morning, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin \u2014 a “stop the steal” organizer and Jan. 6 defendant advocate \u2014 sent an email titled “Operation Whirlwind” in which he said he’s personally launched an investigation into Sen. Chuck Schumer.The text:<\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan J. Reilly \u201cpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of\u2026 disarray\u201d (@ryanjreilly.com)<\/a> 2025-02-19T15:48:31.995Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Surely they\u2019ll get right on that after they get through investigating their own colleagues for prosecuting January 6 rioters.<\/p>\n The staff may be feeling extra anxious this week, since the departure of Denise Cheung, a 24-year DOJ veteran who until Tuesday served as\u00a0head of the criminal division at the DC US Attorney\u2019s Office. Cheung quit rather than order Citibank to freeze $20 billion of EPA funds disbursed during the Biden administration based on a bullshit demand from Emil Bove that she dummy up a pretextual criminal investigation.<\/p>\n The issue appears to have something to do with a claim<\/a> by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin that the Biden administration parked $20 billion of gold bars with a \u201cStacey Abrams\u2019 Connected Group.\u201d<\/p>\n But Cheung was not convinced that there was probable cause to seize the funds.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I explained that the quantum of evidence did not support that action, you stated that you believed that there was sufficient evidence,\u201d she wrote in a letter obtained by Politico<\/a>. \u201cI still do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to issue the letter you described.\u201d<\/p>\n All of this may look to an outside observer like an office careening into chaos under a lawyer with all the understanding of the First Amendment as a member of the Schutzstaffel. But apparently it\u2019s exactly what the president ordered, since he\u2019s now nominated Martin to head the office permanently.<\/p>\n Earlier<\/strong>:\u00a0Turning Over U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office To Conspiracy Theorist Working Out As Expected<\/a><\/p>\n Liz Dye<\/a>\u00a0lives in Baltimore where she produces the Law and Chaos\u00a0substack<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The post DC Prosecutor Ed Martin Isn\u2019t A Nazi. He Just Really Likes Eagles.<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wannabe Gestapo \u201cEagle\u201d Ed Martin is making a name for himself with the DOGE F\u00fchrer.<\/p>\n The acting head of the US Attorney\u2019s Office in DC has informed the president\u2019s biggest donor that he will hunt down anyone<\/a> who behaved illegally or even unethically and \u201cchase them to the end of the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNoone is above the law,\u201d he preened in illiterate ecstasy.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a bizarre flex for a prosecutor who just dismissed a case<\/a> against his \u201cformer\u201d client \u2014 although he\u2019d failed to withdraw his appearance. Presumably Martin will not be chasing himself to the \u201cend of the Earth\u201d for ethical lapses.<\/p>\n But Martin isn\u2019t just swearing fealty to Musk \u201cvia X only.\u201d He\u2019s also threatening Democratic politicians for speech he doesn\u2019t like. <\/p>\n Here he is shitposting at Rep. Robert Garcia because the California Congressman had the temerity to say on TV that Americans want Democrats to \u201cbring actual weapons to a bar fight.\u201d<\/p>\n So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump\u2019s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.<\/p>\n Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-02-20T19:55:59.203Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThis sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk \u2013 an appointed representative of President Donald Trump who you call a \u2018dick\u2019 \u2013 and government staff who work for him,\u201d Martin blustered. \u201cTheir concerns have led to this inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n (Private prison owners must be salivating at the prospect of arresting everyone who calls Elon Musk a dick.)<\/p>\n Martin, who attended the protest at the Capitol on January 6, has a long history of confusion<\/em> about actual threats.<\/p>\n At 2:57pm on January 6, rioters were inside both chambers of Congress, the members had all been evacuated, Ashli Babbit had just been shot, Vice President Pence was in hiding, and the crowd was demanding that police hand over then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n But Martin wasn\u2019t done. According to the Washington Post, he\u2019s just launched Operation Whirlwind<\/a>, so named for an ill-advised comment<\/a> by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in 2020 warning Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh that \u201cYou have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won\u2019t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n Schumer immediately apologized and insisted that he had not been threatening the justices. And Trump says ten menacing things online before breakfast. Nonetheless, Martin sent a letter<\/a> to Senator Schumer demanding that he explain himself, and then followed up with a missive to all staff promising to \u201cprotect DOGE.\u201d<\/p>\n “We will protect DOGE.”This morning, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin \u2014 a “stop the steal” organizer and Jan. 6 defendant advocate \u2014 sent an email titled “Operation Whirlwind” in which he said he’s personally launched an investigation into Sen. Chuck Schumer.The text:<\/p>\n Ryan J. Reilly \u201cpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of\u2026 disarray\u201d (@ryanjreilly.com)<\/a> 2025-02-19T15:48:31.995Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Surely they\u2019ll get right on that after they get through investigating their own colleagues for prosecuting January 6 rioters.<\/p>\n The staff may be feeling extra anxious this week, since the departure of Denise Cheung, a 24-year DOJ veteran who until Tuesday served as\u00a0head of the criminal division at the DC US Attorney\u2019s Office. Cheung quit rather than order Citibank to freeze $20 billion of EPA funds disbursed during the Biden administration based on a bullshit demand from Emil Bove that she dummy up a pretextual criminal investigation.<\/p>\n The issue appears to have something to do with a claim<\/a> by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin that the Biden administration parked $20 billion of gold bars with a \u201cStacey Abrams\u2019 Connected Group.\u201d<\/p>\n But Cheung was not convinced that there was probable cause to seize the funds.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I explained that the quantum of evidence did not support that action, you stated that you believed that there was sufficient evidence,\u201d she wrote in a letter obtained by Politico<\/a>. \u201cI still do not believe that there is sufficient evidence to issue the letter you described.\u201d<\/p>\n All of this may look to an outside observer like an office careening into chaos under a lawyer with all the understanding of the First Amendment as a member of the Schutzstaffel. But apparently it\u2019s exactly what the president ordered, since he\u2019s now nominated Martin to head the office permanently.<\/p>\n Earlier<\/strong>:\u00a0Turning Over U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office To Conspiracy Theorist Working Out As Expected<\/a><\/p>\n Liz Dye<\/a>\u00a0lives in Baltimore where she produces the Law and Chaos\u00a0substack<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wannabe Gestapo \u201cEagle\u201d Ed Martin is making a name for himself with the DOGE F\u00fchrer. The acting head of the US Attorney\u2019s Office in DC has informed the president\u2019s biggest donor that he will hunt down anyone who behaved illegally or even unethically and \u201cchase them to the end of the Earth.\u201d Follow up. 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