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  "id": 2431133,
  "title": "Controversial attorney Ed Martin leaving Justice Department",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/controversial-attorney-ed-martin-leaving-justice-department",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6044316-ed-martin-doj-weaponization/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The head of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, Ed Martin, is leaving the department, capping a chaotic tenure in the Trump administration. Martin, who also served as the U.S. pardon attorney, has been at the center of a string of controversies since the earliest days of joining the administration, including failing to advance as a nominee...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}