Trump’s Nominee for U.S. Attorney Made Over 150 Appearances on Russian State Media: Report

Ed Martin, who is
President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the United States Attorney for Washington, D.C.
He was a frequent participant on Russian state-run television shows for eight consecutive years.

According to
a count by the Washington Post
, Martin appeared on
Russian
mention platforms like Russia Today and Sputnik over 150 times between 2016 and 2024.

Furthermore, during his public appearances, Martin often echoed Kremlin narratives regarding global matters.

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“Hours before President Donald Trump announced U.S. missile strikes on Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed 90 civilians in April 2017, Ed Martin said on the Russian state television network RT America that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might not be to blame,” reports the Post. “In early 2022, Martin told an interviewer on the same arm of RT’s global network that ‘there’s no evidence’ of a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s borders, criticizing U.S. officials as warmongering and ignoring Russia’s security concerns.”

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Even when not featured on Russian state television, the Post reports, Martin has lavished compliments on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In an article published last December, prior to Trump nominating him as the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Martin denounced the “subpar” American males who “look down upon individuals such as Vladimir Putin.”
since he makes them aware of their shortcomings
.”