Trump told reporters he would pull Martin's nomination earlier in the day, saying, "we have somebody else that will be great," during a White House event unveiling a U.S.-United Kingdom trade deal. "Ed is unbelievable and hopefully we can bring him into - whether it's DOJ or whatever,

President Donald Trump officially withdrew the nomination of Ed Martin to be the next U.S. Attorney of Washington, D.C., conceding that the conservative activist and one-time counsel for January 6 rioters would be unable to survive Senate confirmation.