Former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin is accused of misconduct by ethics investigators in the District due to a letter he sent to Georgetown Law that raised questions about its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
After a whistleblower claimed the law school was employing diversity, inclusion and equity policies, Mr. Martin sent a letter to university officials last year inquiring about such initiatives and eventually barred his federal prosecutors’ office from employing its students.
Hamilton Fox of the D.C. Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel alleged that Mr. Martin’s conduct as interim U.S. attorney violated the First and Fifth amendments of the Constitution by demanding that the law school change its instructions, according to the Friday filing made in the D.C. Court of Appeals’ Board on Professional Responsibility.
“The DC bar’s attempt to target and punish those serving President Trump while refusing to investigate or act against actual ethical violations that were committed by Biden and Obama administration attorneys is a clear indication of this partisan organization’s agenda,” the department said in a statement.
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