1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

No on Ed Martin for US AG in DC Martin has never been a prosecutor. He has also never tried a case during his time as a practicing attorney: he is thus egregiously unqualified to be a U.S. AG He also lacks the character, temperament and professional standards required: I note that: During his interim position, Martin has made public comments that will undermine cases, forcing district judges to dismiss them. DOJ policy expressly prohibits prosecutors from suggesting a defendant is guilty before they are convicted. Martin also supported the stop the steal movement after the 2020 election. He moved to dismiss pending January 6-related cases when he became the interim U.S. Attorney. In addition, he fired prosecutors who worked on the cases. His apparently inability to keep his opinions to himself on social media would scupper effective prosecution, even as his flagrant partisanship would undermine justice; as Joyce Vance reports: " For instance, after reaching out—on Twitter—to express his support for Elon Musk and DOGE, he then suggested he’d prosecute anyone who got in their way. His negative comments about Democrats would taint any prosecution. Courts look harshly on prosecutors who engage in this kind of behavior." No on Frank Bisignano at Social Security. He has lied under oath and whistle blower reports suggest he will not respect data safety and privacy laws and requirements. The GOP will pay for ever if they put a fox in charge of the henhouse, appointing someone so saliently inappropriate. I hope you have learned the lessons of recent appointments. Insist on appropriate qualifications, experience and character. And: time to impeach Hegseth. And RFK jr. NO ambassadorship for Waltz.