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Stay Tuned with Preet

Martin’s Mischief & Trump’s Wrath

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Has interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin violated lawyer ethics rules? And could the allegations against Martin impact his chances of Senate confirmation for the permanent role? In an excerpt from the Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the allegations against Martin in Senate Democrats’ misconduct complaint submitted to the D.C. Bar.   In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss:  – How President Trump’s comments about Elon Musk’s role at DOGE might impact lawsuits challenging the department’s actions; and – Trump’s executive order targeting prestigious law firm Perkins Coie. CAFE Insiders click HERE to listen to the full analysis. To become a member of CAFE Insider head to cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast and other exclusive content. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey folks, Joyce Vance here. Preet Bharara and I are back with a new episode of The Insider podcast.

0:08.0

First, we discuss how President Trump's comments about Elon Musk's role at Doge might impact ongoing legal challenges.

0:14.4

Then, the allegations against interim DC U.S. attorney Ed Martin. And finally, Trump's executive order targeting a top law firm.

0:22.5

If you're a member of Cafe Insider, head to the insider feed or click the link in the show notes

0:27.5

of this podcast to hear the full analysis. Stay tuned, listeners. Stick around for an excerpt from our

0:33.5

conversation. To hear the full discussion, become a member by heading to cafe.com

0:38.5

slash insider. Now, on to the show.

0:45.6

Meanwhile, another person remains on the radar. He's the interim U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia,

0:54.0

Edmund. And there has been a

0:57.0

misconduct complaint filed with the D.C. Barr against Mr. Martin by the Senate Judiciary Committee,

1:06.8

but not the whole Senate Judiciary Committee, as you might imagine, just the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

1:12.7

Shocker.

1:13.8

Which is not a thing I think that they do lightly.

1:16.5

Obviously, they are elected officials or elected senators.

1:18.5

I used to work on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

1:20.7

I don't think it's a thing that they do casually.

1:23.9

Do you want to describe what it is that they allege

1:26.4

Ed Martin has done wrong? Yeah, so without going

1:30.5

into the bar rules, let's just talk about the three situations that they identify. The first one is

1:38.8

violating professional standards by refusing to recuse himself from a case involving a capital rioter, a January 6th rioter,

1:47.3

that he previously represented and dismissing the charges against the man. And not to put too fine

1:53.1

of a point on it, Martin was still on record as representing Joseph Padilla at the point where he moved

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