Justin Wise

5 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Justin Wise |Suzanne Monyak

Ed Martin, president of the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg May 9, 2025, 10:16 PM UTC New role combines Trump pardon, ‘weaponization’ priorities Takes new job as clemency applications spike under Trump Conservative activist and failed US attorney nominee Ed Martin will take over as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney as a spree of clemency grants by Donald Trump sets off...

5 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Suzanne Monyak |Justin Wise |Seth Stern

Conservative activist and failed US attorney nominee Ed Martin will take over as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney as a spree of clemency grants by Donald Trump sets off a scramble by people trying to find an access point to the president. The Office of Pardon Attorney has tallied on its website more than 7,400 active clemency bids, including more than 400 pardon applications filed since Jan.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Suzanne Monyak |Justin Wise |Seth Stern

The Trump administration wants to slash Justice Department funding by nearly 8%, including cuts to the FBI and other law enforcement offices, as part of an across-the-board push to cut federal government spending. In its so-called “skinny” budget, released Friday morning, the White House suggested that Congress provide $33.2 billion to the Justice Department in fiscal 2026, which begins Oct. 1, down from its current funding level of $36 billion.

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Suzanne Monyak |Justin Wise

The Trump administration wants to slash Justice Department funding by nearly 8% as part of an across-the-board push to cut federal government spending. In its so-called “skinny” budget, released Friday morning, the White House suggested that Congress provide $33.2 billion to the Justice Department in fiscal 2026, which begins Oct. 1, down from its current funding level of $36 billion.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Suzanne Monyak |Justin Wise |Seth Stern

The Trump administration wants to slash Justice Department funding by nearly 8%, including cuts to the FBI and other law enforcement offices, as part of an across-the-board push to cut federal government spending. In its so-called “skinny” budget, released Friday morning, the White House suggested that Congress provide $33.2 billion to the Justice Department in fiscal 2026, which begins Oct. 1, down from its current funding level of $36 billion.