They should not be instruments of political retribution, ever. But as I feared, several U.S. attorney nominees in this en bloc package are extreme, I'm afraid to say unqualified. Last year, President Trump nominated people like Ed Martin, Alma Haba, Lindsey Halligan, and others who are not qualified for the post. but committed to carrying out his retribution campaign against President Trump's political enemies. As an interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin led an unprecedented purge of of dozens of career prosecutors … (02:51–03:02)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump nominated unqualified individuals for U.S. attorney positions.
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