Martin came to the job as an outspoken advocate and fundraiser for people prosecuted over the Capitol riot. He accused President Joe Biden’s administration of bringing the cases for political reasons, and said on X that “we have to find & throw in jail” the officials who brought obstruction of justice charges against some of the rioters.

The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, D.C. U.S. attorney's office has abruptly resigned amid pressure from Trump officials.