Ed Martin, 13 October 2026

I meant it. And I mean it. https://t.co/JdXKNdqNal

— Eagle Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) October 13, 2026

… There is a tendency, even now, to talk about lawfare as though it were primarily a legal problem. We argue about prosecutorial discretion, bar rules, judicial ethics, Justice Department policies and whether some particular norm was violated.

I think that badly understates what we are dealing with. I have been inside these institutions. I have sat with the judges. I have seen the emails. I have looked at what the people running these operations were actually doing. And the conclusion I have come to is much less comfortable than another debate about norms or professional standards.

You better get clarity on what is at stake.

Because if we stay on the same trend line, the logical progression of what we are watching is not another ethics complaint. It is not another disbarment proceeding. It is not another prosecution.

They will kill you.

I do not mean that metaphorically. That is where the progression ends if nobody stops it.

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