The crash of nomination Edward Martin As a U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia - and a surprise announcement from Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as his replacement - triggered a unique and mixed reaction from former prosecutors, President Trump’s critics and those involved in the prosecution of the U.S. Capitol riot.

Mr. Trump’s zeal loyalist Pirro and a cable news fixer’s choice, he spread a claim after the 2020 election, sparking criticism from some Democrats. But the explosion of Martin's nomination for the DC Prosecutor's Post nomination has made celebratory remarks from other critics of Mr. Trump and has potentially alleviated some objections to Pirro's choice.

Martin, "Stop stealing" Advocates and Maga political activists are among the crowds outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. He defended the Capitol riot case, including Accused of Nazis - Sympathand often appeared in the plans of Alex Jones, a media and conspiracy theorist who has ties to Russia.

Mr. Trump appoints acting U.S. lawyers at the 2025 inauguration ceremony The fired prosecutor He handled some criminal cases on January 6. In clear weeks His confirmation was blocked There is at least one Republican senator, Martin, who frequently posts on social media, including an X post in which he controversially calls American lawyers “Trump’s lawyers.”

“Ed Martin’s appointment is to rewrite the history of January 6, so even if he was replaced by another TV lawyer, he went in particular, which was a big step,” said Brendan Ballou, a former Justice Department attorney, who was in his criminal case on January 6.

Baru, who was immersed in a Capitol riot case a year ago in Lakeland, Florida, ran away from authorities shortly after filing the charges, told CBS News that Martin was more suitable for a location, but that he could tweet here. "Martin resigned shortly after being appointed as a U.S. attorney in January.

As for Martin’s successor, Pirro (former judge and prosecutor), said: “I think these TV lawyers will be hard to get the respect of the judge.”

Despite the remarks and comments from Congress Democrats criticizing Martin, the response to Piro's choice was even more confusing in his first 48 hours.

California Democrat Adam Schiff, who led the opposition to Martin's nomination, gave a concise response to Pirro's selection and posted on social media, "because other Fox News hosts in this administration are doing such a great job."

A former assistant U.S. attorney working in the District of CBS's U.S. Attorney's Office told CBS News there were no direct red flags about Piro compared to concerns about Martin.

Another former assistant U.S. attorney said Piro would have to move from her provocative television announcement to adhere to the Justice Department tradition of not “torture someone’s name in public until we can prove it in court, and there is no doubt that they committed the crime. They committed the crime in her performance.

Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican of North Carolina, publicly announced opposition to Martin's nomination, and he quickly issued a statement of support for Piro, suggesting that the Republican opposition may not exist in her service as an American lawyer.

"Many of us are angry about Senator Tillis' confidence in President Trump, but Jeanine Pirro is Ed Martin's successor. I'm also excited about Ed's next role in the Justice Department. I definitely bought more popcorn."

Martin will be assigned to the Justice Department task force and will serve as a pardon attorney.

U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C. have a unique portfolio of investments including federal corruption cases, high-profile defendants and a large number of local criminal prosecutions in the District of Columbia Superior Court. Pirro will handle a wide range of cases, from government fraud to local theft and domestic violence.

The response to Piro’s nomination fell along the party’s boundaries a few days after the announcement.

"I'm optimistic about her nomination and hope she can use her prosecutor experience to the greatest extent to extend to the crackdown on violent crimes in Washington, D.C.," said Patrick Mara, a Republican leader in Washington, D.C., to CBS News.

"We look forward to working with her. The Washington, D.C. Commission has created an environment where violent crime can flourish," Mara said.

Rep. Glenn Ivey, a Democrat in Maryland who once served as a federal prosecutor, told CBS News that the U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia is a very important position.

“From local violent crime and community intervention programs to national security affairs and the Jan. 6 uprising home, the prosecutor’s work requires serious court skills, management experience and reasonable judgment, not just looking good, mean voices or worse on TV talk shows — all about the voting machine or other issues that matter to the American people.”

For victims and police responders on January 6, Martin's nomination collapsed outweighed concerns about Pirro.

“I’m glad Mr. Martin won’t serve the people of Washington, D.C.,” former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn testified at a public hearing on the Choice Committee on January 6. “He was even nominated for disgusting considering how he felt around January 6.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who was a member of the committee on January 6, was critical of Martin but also blowing up Pirro's choice.

"U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C. should make no doubts about justice, public integrity and truth," he said. "Jeanine Pirro uses her platform at Fox News to promote dangerous conspiracy theories and election traffic, which is so eccentric that she landed her network in court and spent hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Justice Department did respond to requests for information on the transition time from Martin to Piro in Washington, D.C.