A Trump-nominated D.C. prosecutor announced Wednesday that he's investigating Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and anyone who threatens federal employees like Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
NBC News' Ryan Reilly reported to BlueSky that "this morning, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin — a 'stop the steal' organizer and Jan. 6 defendant advocate — sent an email titled 'Operation Whirlwind' in which he said he's personally launched an investigation into Sen. Chuck Schumer."
Reilly posted a screenshot of Martin's email to colleagues that described "despicable" threats being received by DOGE workers and other Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
In addition, "Our office has been flooded with threats against those who helped free the January 6th prisoners," Martin wrote.
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He continued, "We are the DC US Attorney's Office; we are the guardians of federal workers. You and I must do whatever possible to assure government work is safe for all involved. We must protect our cops, our prosecutors, our DOGE workers, the President, and all other government employees from threats against our nation.”
In one of the "most abhorrent examples," Martin detailed threats allegedly made by Schumer against conservative Supreme Court justices. He quoted Schumer as saying in a speech, "I want to tell you Gorsuch. I want to tell you Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions."
Martin wrote, "I reached out to Schumer to investigate his threats," but wrote that he had not received a response.
"Let me be clear," Martin wrote. "We will protect each other. We will protect DOGE. We will protect our judges and cops. And we will go after the people who threaten federal workers and who use their threats to move others against us. We will hold all of them accountable because, as former President Joe Biden said in 2024, 'No one is above the law.'"
Martin ended the email by asking colleagues "to send any and all threats you see or hear to me."
Read the email on BlueSky below.
"We will protect DOGE." This morning, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin — a "stop the steal" organizer and Jan. 6 defendant advocate — sent an email titled "Operation Whirlwind" in which he said he's personally launched an investigation into Sen. Chuck Schumer. The text:
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