Joe Holleman
Political correspondent/columnist
As one could have guessed, the situation around former Missouri GOP gadfly Ed Martin has become muddled, murky and even messed up.
One key Republican on the , Thom Tillis of North Carolina, said Tuesday that he becoming the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Tillis has blasted Martin for his past support for about 400 protesters who were charged with assaulting police officers听on Jan. 6, 2021.
鈥淲e have to be very, very clear that what happened (Jan. 6) was wrong,鈥 Tillis told reporters on Tuesday. 鈥淭hey made a stupid decision, and they disgraced the United States by absolutely destroying the Capitol.鈥
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And while Josh Hawley, Missouri鈥檚 senior U.S. Senator and also a member of the judiciary committee, still says he supports Martin鈥檚 confirmation, he on going to the mat to make it happen.
Hawley told the Washington Post that Martin鈥檚 bid 鈥渋s up to the president now. Does he want to continue to push this?鈥
Democrats allege that Martin, in his current interim service as U.S. attorney, has fired and demoted government workers who investigated Trump and his allies, and has engaged in improperly 鈥渨eaponizing鈥 his office to chill or punish perceived adversaries.
Martin, who used to live in 51黑料, broke onto the Missouri political scene in 2005, when he served as chief of staff to Gov. Matt Blunt. He also has served as chair of the 51黑料 Board of Election Commissioners and head of the听state Republican Party.
While here, he lost a bid to become Missouri attorney general and twice failed to be elected to the U.S. House.
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