When
new
AG
Pam
Bondi
informed
the
DOJ
that
they
were
rebranding
as
Trump’s
personal
lawyers,
it
felt
like
a
Freudian
slip.
Given
that
the
leadership
of
the
leaders
of
the
hitherto
famously
independent
department
—
from
Bondi
to
Blanche
to
Bove
—
were
all
chosen
because
they
were,
in
fact,
Trump’s
personal
lawyers,
it
wasn’t
a
surprise
that
the
new
look
department
would
see
itself
that
way.
But
you
got
the
vague
sense
that
Bondi
probably
wished
she’d
maintained
a
facade
of
propriety
and
left
that
part
unsaid.
Ed
Martin,
heading
up
the
DC
US
Attorney’s
Office,
lacks
any
lingering
subtlety.
Thus
far,
the
Stop
the
Steal
wingnut
placed
in
charge
of
the
venerable
office
divided
his
time
between
writing
love
letters
to
Elon
Musk,
dropping
charges
against
his
own
clients,
and
threatening
legislators
for
questioning
Republicans.
So
it’s
unsurprising
to
see
that
he’s
yet
again
screwing
around
on
social
media
repeating
the
idea
that
law
enforcement
reflects
the
whims
of
a
president
instead
of
his
actual
job.
The
word
“interim”
is
curiously
absent.
Because
while
Trump
has
nominated
Martin
to
take
on
the
role
long-term,
the
Senate
needs
to
vote
before
he’s
actually
“United
States
Attorney,
District
of
Columbia.”
But
also,
take
another
look
at
the
first
three
words.
That’s
not
how
apostrophes
work,
champ!
Maybe
basic
grammar
is
something
they
teach
you
after
you
get
confirmed.
Earlier:
Justice
Department
Rebrands
As
Trump’s
Personal
Law
Firm
Turning
Over
U.S.
Attorney’s
Office
To
Conspiracy
Theorist
Working
Out
As
Expected
U.S.
Attorney
Ed
Martin
Blows
Past
Another
Ethical
Line
DC
Prosecutor
Ed
Martin
Isn’t
A
Nazi.
He
Just
Really
Likes
Eagles.
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