What C&L has already written about Martin’s conduct as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia should disqualify him from becoming the permanent head of that office.
But now ProPublica has done a deep dive into Martin’s record. Let’s just say it confirms every qualm any decent person would have about this guy wielding serious DOJ power and adds plenty more.
“His actions have led to more than $600,000 in legal settlements or judgments against Martin or his employers in a handful of cases,” ProPublica found. In one lawsuit, a judge “found him in civil contempt, citing his “willful disregard” of a court order, and a jury found him liable for defamation.”
