DOJ’s pardon attorney Ed Martin hit with ethics charges over Georgetown University funding threat
(WASHINGTON) -- The Washington, D.C., Bar initiated disciplinary proceedings against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin over allegations he improperly threatened to withhold federal funding from Georgetown University's law school and then attempted to sideline an investigation into his conduct while serving as D.C.'s top federal prosecutor last year, according to a disciplinary petition.In a two-count petition filed last week with the D.C. Court of Appeals Board of Professional Responsibility, […]