The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat has joined calls to hold a hearing on Donald Trump’s pick for Washington’s top prosecutor, raising allegations about the nominee’s affiliations with political extremists.
In a Wednesday letter, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to schedule hearing for Ed Martin, a former Missouri Republican Party chair and “Stop the Steal” organizer tapped to lead the US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, to answer questions under oath. Martin is currently leading the office in an acting capacity.
The letter, also signed by other Judiciary Democrats, raised concerns about Martin’s ...
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