A key Republican senator said Tuesday he would oppose President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, casting doubt on the confirmation chances of the controversial nominee who represented defendants charged in the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters that he would not vote for Ed Martin. He met with Martin on Monday and said the disagreement was for support for those who entered the building as a joint session of Congress was counting presidential election results.
“I need somebody in that role who believes that every single person that came into this building illegally should have suffered some consequence,” Tillis said.
