Ed Martin Has Completely Disqualified Himself

Summary

Ed Martin, a Trump administration nominee for U.S. attorney in D.C., has appeared 150 times on RT America, a Russian propaganda network. His frequent appearances have drawn concerns about potential bias and anti-American remarks, including conspiracy theories about U.S. elections and media bias. Similar figures in Trump's orbit, like Jake Sullivan, have faced backlash for comparable statements, highlighting the risks of aligning too closely with Russia during his confirmation as attorney general.

Additional Summaries

The United States of America is still a free country, and every private citizen has the right to speak to anyone, anywhere in the world, about anything. Ed Martin is the Trump administration’s nominee to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Martin, according to The Washington Post, was a guest some 150 times on RT America and its sister outlet, Sputnik, from 2016 to 2024. (For the record, over the course of my academic career as a professor of national-security affairs, I was occasionally invited to appear on RT America. Again, Ed Martin is an American who can speak to anyone he chooses.