Trump prosecutors remain silent about CDC employees after protecting Doge
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's interim lawyer in the District of Columbia contacted Elon Musk on the X platform of tech billionaire this week and told him that federal prosecutors were in his administration's Department of Efficiency ( DOGE) workers face any threat.
“Dear @Elon, please see this letter,” Ed Martin wrote on Monday. “We will not tolerate threats to migrant workers and will not be subject to dissatisfied illegal acts.”
Martin wrote in the accompanying letter that it was “good to work with the door guard” over the weekend, asking Musk to “use me and my staff to assist in protecting the dock and Doc workers.”
The proposal of senior Justice Department officials to protect a specific group of government employees – the politically appointed person, together with Musk, put federal agencies in a turbulent situation – is clearly partly due to his silence as another group of federal workers, too In the goal.
So far, Martin has no plans to investigate a conservative research opposition group that appears to be the website “DEI Watch List” which has published the names of federal health workers involved in the diversity, equity and inclusion program and Photos – describe them as “targets.”
Martin declined to comment on the “DEI Watch List” through the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In the Justice Department, a letter to Musk triggered what an official called “second-hand embarrassment” because they thought it was too mean public information that was inappropriate for someone to play the role of an American lawyer role.
“It is reprehensible to create this so-called 'DEI Watch List' (a public database targeting black individuals and other involved in DEI efforts)” a former federal prosecutor wrote to NBC News on January 6.” This is a blatant attempt to intimidate, silence and endanger our federal health care workers. The creation of this list is morally irrefutable and poses a serious threat to the safety of these health care workers. .”
The man said Martin should take “quick action to take any legal action against those who pose a threat to these people” and responded to the language of his church letter.
“As Mr. Martin knows, any threat, confrontation or other action that affects the work of these employees can violate many laws,” they said.
The note at the bottom of the website “DEI Watch List” says it is a project from the American Accountability Foundation. The website began distributing on private group chats and social media on Tuesday, which scared federal health workers. It lists black employees in agencies that work primarily in the Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS has several institutions including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health.
The website publishes the workers’ names and photos. It also describes so-called “DEI crimes” including political donations, screenshots of social media posts or part of a DEI program.
Government workers with names on the list said they were worried about their safety.
“I don't know what the list's intention is.” “It's just a terrible place.”
The U.S. Foundation for Responsibility did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
According to the group's X account, the conservative group is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is unclear whether the group will be subject to racial intimidation laws in Virginia and Maryland, and the lives and work of many federal health workers. According to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, state law prohibits discrimination in the workplace as well as cyberbullying and intimidation.
According to the New York Post, the group sent a list of names to then-Trump nominee Pete Hegseth, the nominee for the Secretary of Defense, in the New York Post. , its soldiers are considered too focused on Dei.
Meanwhile, within the Justice Department, employees were concerned about what action Martin might take and wondered if he planned to hunt down federal prosecutors in the January 6 case.
A Justice Department official said they think Martin is too busy pursuing the president's enemies” to see if the DEI positioning list could pose a threat.
Martin's arrival to the Justice Department has been furious for many within federal law enforcement as he is involved in the unfounded claims of pushing Trump to win the 2020 election.
Martin, a “stop steal” organizer, gave a speech at the Capitol on January 5, 2021, calling for “stubborn real Americans” to fight until their “last breath” to “stop stealing,” and then Work as an advocate for the defendant on January 6, while spreading conspiracy theories about the Capitol attack itself.