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Trump’s Pardon Attorney Ed Martin Quits DOJ for Election Cases

8/24/2026

Center

Trump Attorney Resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday his pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to work on election legal matters.
Center analysts say courts will block the SAVE America Act because it was introduced less than 100 days before the November election.
Governor Jared Polis said his commute of Tina Peters’s sentence was unrelated to any Trump administration agreement.

Left

Trump Attorney Resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that his pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to work on election-related legal matters.
Voting-rights groups and left-leaning officials warn the move could expand federal oversight, threatening minority voters and election integrity.
Former DOJ officials say the 1,000-monitor plan is unlikely to be met, mirroring past numbers.
Voting-rights advocates highlight the DOJ’s hiring of convicted hacker David Michael Levin, questioning monitor qualifications.

Blindspot

Center analysts said courts would likely block the SAVE America Act because it was introduced less than 100 days before the November elections.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Attorney Resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday his pardon attorney Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to work on election legal matters.
Center analysts say courts will block the SAVE America Act because it was introduced less than 100 days before the November election.
Governor Jared Polis said his commute of Tina Peters’s sentence was unrelated to any Trump administration agreement.

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