A lawyer who was appointed by Donald Trump to be a federal prosecutor was ridiculed over the weekend following a letter his office sent concerning billionaire Elon Musk.
On Saturday, a former federal prosecutor alleged the Trump-appointed prosecutor, Ed Martin, had engaged in conduct that amounts to a violation of DOJ policy in connection with his communications about Trump-appointee Musk.
Legal analyst Joyce Vance claimed Martin, Trump’s interim U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, was "flirting with Elon Musk in a manner that is inconsistent with the prosecutor’s motto, without fear or favor."
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But on social media, it was another part of the letter that stood out. Specifically, a clear misspelling or typo.
Mother Jones reporter Dan Friedman quoted the actual mistake with attribution: "'Noone is above the law.' -Ed Martin, US Attorney, District of Columbia."
Former Republican Edward Oh chimed in on Friday, "How embarrassing that such a shoddy piece of writing went out under DOJ letterhead."
"'Please let me reiterate again'? 'chase them to the end of the Earth'? 'Noone is above the law'? 'All the best'?? This is laughable, yet also infuriating. Not the best people."
Liberal influencer Amanda Moore said on X, "US attorney Ed Martin has tweeted a letter to Elon Musk, thanking him for referring people 'who appear to be stealing government property and/or threatening government employees.' 'Noone is above the law.' Notably, Martin writes this govt correspondence is only on X. FOIA?"
Attorney Kate Oh said, "This letter captures the absurdity of this moment in that it both contains both the 'Noone is above the law' typo and then what could be a veiled threat of CFAA prosecutions for merely downloading government records and data."
Former federal prosecutor Shanlon Wu Sunday tagged singer Peter Noone and said, "Congrats Peter your pioneering work with Herman's Hermits deserves universal recognition - but I think [Peter Frampton] (maybe other great musicians) also deserve the same immunity under US law!"
