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President
Donald Trump’s
The nominee chosen to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., failed to mention over 100 appearances on Russian national television in a Senate questionnaire prior to their confirmation hearing, according to reports.
The Washington Post
on Wednesday.
The bombshell story by
Spencer S. Hsu
and
Aaron Schaffer
revealed
Ed Martin’s
More than 150 distinct appearances were identified on RT and Sputnik — media outlets that serve as propaganda tools for the Russian government. According to the report, Martin, who serves as the current interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., was featured as a guest commentator across these platforms from August 2016 through April 2024, based on an examination of their websites and the Internet Archive’s collection of TV broadcasts.
Additionally, the
Post
scooped the detail that “Martin failed to mention these appearances in last month’s Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, where nominees are required to enumerate all media interviews they participated in. Reviewing TV records indicates that Martin appeared on RT and Sputnik more frequently than on any significant cable network over that period.”
In September 2024, the State Department released an advisory.
titled
,” “Raising Awareness About RT’s Worldwide Covert Operations.” The statement from the U.S. cautioned, “We have learned that RT extended its role past just being a news organization; they possess cyber capabilities. Additionally, they are involved in conducting misinformation campaigns, secret influence activities, and procuring military equipment.”
Martin has long been a contentious individual and played a key role in organizing the “Stop the Steal” campaign, alleging that the 2020 election had been fraudulently manipulated. Earlier in the week, a coalition consisting of several attorneys, a past judge, a previous congressman, and multiple prosecutors dispatched a missive to the D.C. Court of Appeals requesting an inquiry into Martin’s actions.
“Mr. Martin’s client is not President Trump; it is the United States,” they penned in their statement.
letter
adding, “His claim to the contrary provides additional proof that his stated inquiries are driven by political motives.”
Read the full
Post
report
here
.
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Trump Appointee for DC U.S. Attorney Failed to Mention More Than 100 Appearances on Russian State Television in Senate Submission: Report
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