The Trump administration has moved to exert greater control over the Justice Department and its investigations.
Last week the department said it was probing the release by an upstate New York sheriff’s office of an immigrant living in the US illegally, in what appeared to be its first use of a new policy to target state and local agencies that do not comply with Trump’s directives.
Musk, the world’s richest person and the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX as well as owner of X, is leading an effort to dramatically cut the US government. He has already offered sweeping buyouts to the federal workforce.
Martin, as interim US attorney, oversaw the dismissal of all pending criminal cases tied to the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol following a directive from Trump.
He has made several public statements supporting Trump and denigrating his political opponents, breaking with tradition for US attorneys, who typically avoid any statement that could be perceived as political.
