Outcry as DC US attorney claims he and colleagues are ‘President Trump’s lawyers’

Ed Martin condemned for X post that directly contradicts federal oath of office he swore to support constitution

The interim US attorney for Washington DC Ed Martin has explicitly declared himself and other federal attorneys to be the president's lawyers rather than an independent, law-abiding officer sworn to uphold the constitution.

As President Trumps' [sic] lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our President and we are vigilant in standing against entities like the AP that refuse to put America first," the US attorney's office posted in a image on X, signed by Martin.