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Adam Schiff: “Ed Martin used [the U.S. attorney's office] to try to trump…”

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Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney

Published May 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:04

So it can have enormous influence for good or for ill. And as we saw with Ed Martin, that office can be really badly abused. Ed Martin used [the U.S. attorney's office] to try to trump up a criminal case where there was no evidence to support it. to use the Justice Department to go after the president's enemies or his pet causes. (04:04–07:50)

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Asserts that Ed Martin misused the U.S. attorney's office to fabricate a criminal case without evidence.

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“I think now she may be the 23rd or the 24th fox person to be nominated by the President for something.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 02:01-02:10
“Fox was forced to pay $787 million in part because of her lies and others on the network.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 02:51-03:01
“Ed Martin appeared hundreds of times on Russian propaganda without disclosing it to the Senate.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 04:28-04:35
“Judge Jeanine... said that people at the FBI needed to be essentially ferreted out, not just fired.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 00:00-08:52
“Judge Jeanine Pirro was picked by Donald Trump for the reason that he picks up many, many people for his administration, and that is, he…”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 01:51-02:01
“Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox in part over her false commentary, her lies about their voting system.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 02:41-02:51
“Ed Martin was also patently unqualified for this office. Ed Martin had never prosecuted a case.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 03:53-04:01
“Ed Martin represented January 6th criminals.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 04:07-04:11
“I put a hold on his nomination.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 04:36-04:39
“The District of Columbia US Attorney prosecutes not just federal crimes like other US Attorneys, but also local crimes.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 06:49-06:59
“Ed Martin tried to Trump up an investigation to claim there was a criminal investigation of an environmental fund established by the…”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 07:37-07:50
“The prosecutor wouldn't go along with it. She said, there's no evidentiary basis.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 07:59-08:04
“She was pushed out, she was fired or forced to resign.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 08:08-08:12
“The judge basically said, there's no evidence of criminal activity here.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 08:18-08:23
“This is the position that Donald Trump wants his most unapologetic defender to be in.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 08:35-08:41
“As a private citizen, Fox commentator threatened to prosecute people for doing their jobs.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 09:20-09:28
“We're going to do everything we can to oppose her confirmation should she be nominated.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 09:32-09:38
“Right now, she's just the acting U.S. attorney.”
Adam Schiff Criticizes Judge Jeanine Pirro's Appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney | Uploaded May 16, 2025 | 09:37-09:37