A federal prosecutor has engaged in conduct that amounts to a violation of DOJ policy in connection with his communications to Trump-appointee Elon Musk, an ex-federal prosecutor said.
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance, who has written about Trump potentially waking "a sleeping giant," highlighted the issue in a Substack post dated Saturday.
Vance specifically drew attention to Ed Martin, Trump’s interim U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, who Vance said was "flirting with Elon Musk in a manner that is inconsistent with the prosecutor’s motto, without fear or favor."
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"This is the second time Martin has posted a letter to Musk on Twitter, this time with an odd Tweet that said 'Sent only via X,' as though portending the use of X as the sole means for government communications," according to Vance. "I don’t want to overread that, but it bears watching."
She added, "Martin’s attached letter violates DOJ policy by publicly discussing criminal case referrals to his office and saying he is opening cases, both actions prohibited by the Federal Principles of Federal Prosecution."
"Perhaps if, as he claims in his letter, Martin is going to chase people to the ends of the earth for 'even acting simply unethically,' he should start close to home, where there is plenty of suspicious conduct underway in his district," Vance wrote. "Martin would be facing internal discipline in any other administration."
Vance further concluded, "It’s unlikely we will see that happen here, unless a court intervenes down the road if his conduct prejudices one of the office’s cases."
