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Ed Martin, who is currently serving as the interim U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia while awaiting Senate confirmation, is under fire for claiming he was fired from CNN due to "crazy Black ladies."
Martin made the claim about his 2018 ouster from CNN during an interview on TNT's Lembit Opik Show.
"I was a CNN contributor/commenter for about a year. I got fired because the crazy Black ladies demanded I be fired because I didn't take their nonsense. Literally, that happened," Martin said, per Newsweek.
Martin was brought on by CNN to replace conservative commentator, Jeffrey Lord, who exited the network after tweeting a Nazi salute aimed at the head of the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America. The reason behind Martin's firing in 2018 remains unclear, but the move came after he reportedly called some of his fellow panelists on his radio show "Black racists."
Democrats are now trying to block Martin's confirmation as U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia. Since serving in his interim role, Martin has dismissed January 6 Capitol riot cases, fired prosecutors involved in the investigations, and taken aim at his and Trump's political adversaries.
In a statement, California Senator Adam Schiff said he was placing a hold on Martin's nomination.
"I hope the Republicans do their job. This man is unqualified, he's abused the powers of that office. He's made the strongest case you can make to be rejected for this position," Schiff, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said.
"This is a 'Stop the Steal' lawyer, who has embraced the worst antisemites and who has the most profound conflicts of interest, dismissing cases against people that he still represents. If he is not disqualified then it shows Republicans are willing to accept any Trump nominee, no matter how inappropriate for the job."
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