Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Thursday, President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Ed Martin to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after facing insurmountable opposition in the Senate. Martin made his name attempting to overturn the 2020 election, then zealously advocating for Jan. 6 insurrectionists; he has served as interim U.S. attorney for D.C. since Jan. 20, transforming that office into a weapon of presidential retribution against everyone who has crossed MAGA. At once menacing and clownish, Martin consistently...