Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche fired Ed Martin as Chief of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, according to investigative reporter Paul Sperry.
Last May President Trump tapped Ed Martin to be the US Pardon Attorney after RINO Senator Tillis derailed his nomination for DC US Attorney. He was also named by Trump to serve as the Justice Department’s Director of the Weaponization Working Group.
On Monday it was reported that Ed Martin was removed from his role as Chief of Weaponization at the DOJ.
A DOJ spokesperson said Ed Martin is still at the Department as the Pardon Attorney.
DAG Blanche reportedly removed Ed Martin and ended the Weaponization Working Group on New Year’s Eve.
Per RealClearInvestigations reporter Paul Sperry: DOJ sources tell me DAG Todd Blanche, a registered Democrat through 2024, fired Ed Martin on Dec. 31 and effectively shut down the Weaponization Working Group office. Blanche cleared out the WWG suite at Main Justice to make room for the latest Epstein files production. Blanche denied Martin staff and budget and is gumming up the works for Russiagate accountability …
BREAKING: DOJ sources tell me DAG Todd Blanche, a registered Democrat through 2024, fired Ed Martin on Dec. 31 and effectively shut down the Weaponization Working Group office. Blanche cleared out the WWG suite at Main Justice to make room for the latest Epstein files production.…
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 3, 2026
Paul Sperry continued: “Weaponization [Working Group] efforts ended on New Year’s Eve,” a DOJ insider told me.
“Weaponization [Working Group] efforts ended on New Year’s Eve,” a DOJ insider told me.
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 3, 2026
News of Todd Blanche’s reported firing of Ed Martin comes after rumors about a rift between the two.
Last year it was reported by the liberal media that Todd Blanche was overseeing a probe into Ed Martin’s conduct related to the Adam Schiff mortgage fraud investigation.
It was later reported that Ed Martin was not under investigation.
It is always difficult to comment on an ongoing investigation, but @chad_mizelle knows of what he speaks. https://t.co/8TvQFbB3R5
— Ed Martin (@EdMartinDOJ) November 22, 2025
Ed Martin did not immediately respond to The Gateway Pundit’s request for comment.
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