{"id":2433184,"date":"2025-05-10T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ed-martin-physically-attacked-by-psychotic-lib-during-live-interview\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T14:38:58","slug":"watch-ed-martin-physically-attacked-by-psychotic-lib-during-live-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ed-martin-physically-attacked-by-psychotic-lib-during-live-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Ed Martin Physically Attacked by &#8216;Psychotic Lib&#8217; During Live Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-ed-martin-physically-attacked-by-psychotic-lib-during-live-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article describes an incident involving Ed martin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for D.C.,who was interrupted during a live Newsmax interview by a woman who verbally assaulted him and spat in his face. The confrontation occured shortly after President Trump withdrew Martin&#8217;s nomination for the permanent U.S. Attorney position. Following the incident, the woman was arrested and may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-u-s-veterans-take-afghanistan-evacuation-into-their-own-hands-texas-house-passes-election-integrity-law-mississippi-threatens-new-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: U.S. Veterans Take Afghanistan Evacuation Into Their Own Hands, Texas House Passes Election Integrity Law, Mississippi Threatens New COVID Restrictions\">face severe consequences<\/a>, possibly up too 20 years in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">federal prison<\/a> for assaulting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-department-hit-with-large-scale-breach-national-security-council-now-involved\/\" title=\"Treasury Department Hit with Large-Scale Breach, National Security Council Now Involv...\">federal official<\/a>. Despite losing the nomination primarily due to Republican Senator Thom Tillis&#8217;s objections regarding Martin&#8217;s defense of January 6 defendants,former President Trump quickly appointed him as the new director of the Weaponization working Group at the Department of Justice,a role that does not require Senate confirmation. This shift in Martin&#8217;s role has garnered praise from some conservatives, viewing it as a strategic victory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A passionate progressive may have felt a moment of satisfaction by publicly expressing her contempt for a Trump administration official, but she is now likely to end up paying the consequences for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Acting U.S. Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-flynn-loose-thom-tillis-ed-martin-opposition-tells-truth-rinos-hope-nobody-hears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Martin<\/a> was being interviewed by Newsmax on Thursday, shortly after President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination to permanently serve as the lead prosecutor in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Martin was mid-sentence when the unidentified woman suddenly appeared while walking a dog and started waving her finger in his face,&rdquo; the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/09\/us-news\/failed-trump-nominee-ed-martin-spat-on-during-live-tv-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This afternoon acting DC US Atty Ed Martin was spit on by a psychotic lib during our interview. Hope she&rsquo;s ready for a nice stretch in jail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Y5hj41V0l\">pic.twitter.com\/2Y5hj41V0l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Schmitt (@SchmittNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SchmittNYC\/status\/1920574701417480574?\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are Ed Martin,&rdquo; she said, ignoring the TV camera and interviewer. She called him &ldquo;a disgusting man&rdquo; and culminated her interruption by spitting on the surprised attorney before stomping away.<\/p>\n<p>Newsmax&rsquo;s Rob Schmitt posted video of the encounter on social media platform X, commenting, &ldquo;This afternoon acting DC US Atty Ed Martin was spit on by a psychotic lib during our interview. Hope she&rsquo;s ready for a nice stretch in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-gives-murder-suspect-karmelo-anthony-big-break-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jail<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reports circulated Friday saying the woman had been arrested and could be facing 20 years in federal prison &ldquo;for knowingly assaulting a federal official.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING NEWS: Trump&rsquo;s Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed Martin just confirmed to me that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >feral leftist woman<\/a> who spit on him LIVE during a Newsmax interview is being ARRESTED: &ldquo;Yes, we got her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She has has been identified by U.S. Marshals, arrested and will be charged&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWQFlUWvcH\">pic.twitter.com\/AWQFlUWvcH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1920888354205311305?\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Martin had strong support from many conservatives for his nomination as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, but his nomination was derailed primarily by GOP Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disappointed-trump-pulls-us-attorney-nominee-sen-thom-tillis-throws-roadblock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thom Tillis<\/a> of North Carolina, who voiced objections about Martin&rsquo;s representation of Jan. 6 defendants in court.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, when it became clear that Martin&rsquo;s nomination was unlikely to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee, Trump withdrew his name and nominated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-picks-judge-jeanine-pirro-fill-dc-prosecutor-post-first-choice-blocked-gop-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judge Jeanine Pirro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, Trump announced that Martin &ldquo;will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney&rdquo; &mdash; a position that does not require Senate confirmation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Oh, you won&rsquo;t confirm Ed Martin as DC US Attorney because he was too nice to J6ers? Fine, I&rsquo;ll make him the pardon attorney so he can ensure that everyone gets a pardon. Also, here&rsquo;s Judge Jeanine.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWKPtdjeZ9\">pic.twitter.com\/XWKPtdjeZ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willchamberlain\/status\/1920635251161735418?\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In these highly important roles, Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims. Congratulations Ed!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some supporters expressed glee over Trump&rsquo;s actions, viewing Martin&rsquo;s new job description and the selection of Pirro to replace him as a win-win.<\/p>\n<p>Will Chamberlain, senior counsel for the Article 3 Project &mdash; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.article3project.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organization<\/a> created to fight leftist lawfare &mdash; d his appreciation for the irony of the situation <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/willchamberlain\/status\/1920635251161735418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a post<\/a> on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, you won&rsquo;t confirm Ed Martin as DC US Attorney because he was too nice to J6ers?&rdquo; Chamberlain joked. &ldquo;Fine, I&rsquo;ll make him the pardon attorney so he can ensure that everyone gets a pardon. 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