While Trump administration officials were preparing to install a seasoned conservative lawyer as the top prosecutor in Washington, DC, the firebrand right-wing activist in the job on a temporary basis was waging a public campaign to keep the job permanently.

Martin was a leader of the “Stop the Steal” movement—and is now targeting prosecutors who went after the Jan. 6 rioters he helped defend.

The former January 6 defense attorney was initially brought in on an interim basis, but he's impressed the boss.