A passer -by spit on the interim -American lawyer of Washington DC, Ed Martin, while giving a live interview.
The incident was recorded on video, which went viral.
“We really have to be focused,” Martin began to say to the television defendant, when the Niet -Udentified Woman pointed her finger at him before he spit to him and then walked away.
According to The New York PostWhen the incident took place, Martin spoke about the withdrawal of his appointment to be the permanent American lawyer Nieuwsmax on May 8, 2025. Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro was nominated instead as an American lawyer for the Washington DC district.
It seemed that the woman just passed when she saw Martin because she also walked a dog.
“You are Ed Martin,” the woman said before he spit him.
“You are a disgusting man,” the woman shouted too. Martin looked shocked in the video when the incident unfolded.
According to The New York PostAfter the concern about his nomination was expressed, it was decided that instead he would be an associated deputy attorney -general and grace -care process.
Martin's nomination to be the American lawyer, after the Republican senator of North Carolina Thom Tillis indicated that he would not support him, which would mean that there were not enough votes in the US Senate to get him through, according to it, according to it, Newsweek.
Newsweek noted that the woman also used an expletive used during the incident, which took place while Martin appeared on The Chris Salcedo Show.
Martin was declared an interim -American lawyer in January.
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