Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer'

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Left: Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 25. Right: Louis Hale-Cusanelli with a mustache resembling Adolf Hitler in photos recovered from his cell telephone by the Department of Justice.

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

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