On March 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee received Donald Trump’s nomination of #Edward #Martin Jr. to be the United States attorney for the District of Columbia,
-- one of the most important federal prosecutorial jobs in the country.
Martin currently has a temporary appointment for that job,
and in that capacity he has proved himself manifestly unqualified.
Martin’s nomination tests how much (if any) life is left in the Senate’s important constitutional role
in ensuring adherence to the rule of law through its confirmation process.
U.S. attorney nominees typically do not get hearings;
they are typically considered and advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote.
But some nominations fail because the Judiciary Committee does not advance them.
Martin even in his temporary role has proven to be the most openly politicizing and weaponizing figure in the most politicized and weaponizing department in our history.
If the Senate confirms him, it will be directly responsible for his foreseeably abusive actions as U.S. attorney.
https://executivefunctions.substack.com/p/the-senate-and-the-edward-martin