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Senate Democrats demand probe of Ed Martin's pledge to 'shame' Trump's opponents, other actions at DOJ

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Ed Martin is the director of the DOJ's " Weaponization Working Group " Senate Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing for an investigation into Martin over his stated plans to "shame" political opponents of President Donald Trump .

Martin 's controversial tenure as the interim U.S. Attorney for Washington , D.C. , in the opening months of Trump 's presidency thrust the office into turmoil and led several Senate Republicans to state publicly they wouldn't support his permanent confirmation in the role.

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formal

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English

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