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By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, CNN

(CNN) — Ed Martin, who has been working inside the Trump Justice Department for over nine months after failing to secure a confirmation as US Attorney in Washington, DC, is expected to leave the department in the coming weeks, according to a source familiar with his plans.

Martin had been previously described as President Donald “Trump’s favorite US Attorney,” but sources say his imminent departure is the result of moves made by another one of Trump’s favorite Justice officials — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

“President Trump appointed Ed Martin as Pardon Attorney and Ed continues to a great job in that role,” a Justice Department spokesperson told CNN Monday.

Trump appointed Martin to serve at the interim US attorney for Washington, DC, shortly after taking office in January 2025. Martin immediately started working on Trump’s agenda, including demoting senior prosecutors who worked on cases related to January 6 and vowing to protect employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

He ultimately failed to receive enough support from the Senate and Trump pulled his nomination for the position in May 2025.

Trump then put Martin in serval new positions within the Justice Department, including the director of the Working Weaponization Group and pardon attorney.

Sources familiar with the situation say that once Martin was installed in his office inside Justice Department headquarters in Washington, Blanche – one of Trump’s former personal lawyers – made moves to significantly limit Martin’s ability to wield power.

Even though he was tapped to the lead the Department’s Weaponization Working Group, a source tells CNN Martin was “layered” by the deputy attorney general and was not really in charge of that effort.

“The fact is that Ed was given all opportunity to lead this group and deliver on its mission, but he did nothing,” a person familiar with the efforts of the Weaponization Working Group said. “Others across the Department have since been making great progress and doing the work that should have been happening under Ed’s leadership.”

CNN reported Monday that the Weaponization Working Group was expected to begin meeting every day to deliver on those issues that are a priority for the president. It was unclear if Martin was even invited to that meeting.

Martin appears to have more power in his role as pardon attorney, according to sources familiar. He has been actively involved in reviewing clemency applications, but the final decision on pardons in the Trump Administration, as in other administrations, are largely made inside the White House.

Martin’s office is currently located inside the pardon office. It is unclear where Martin is headed after he departs the Justice Department, but a source familiar with his plan says he spent most of last week at the White House.

This story has been updated with additional details.

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Donald Trump criticó este lunes a los Premios Grammy y amenazó con demandar al presentador Trevor Noah después de que el comediante bromeara sobre el presidente y la isla de Jeffrey Epstein.

“¡Los Premios Grammy son lo PEOR, prácticamente imposibles de ver! Noah dijo, INCORRECTAMENTE sobre mí, que Donald Trump y Bill Clinton pasaron tiempo en la Isla de Epstein”, escribió Trump en Truth Social la madrugada del lunes. El presidente añadió que no podía hablar por Clinton, pero que él “nunca ha estado en la isla de Epstein”.

Trump, quien calificó a Noah como un “perdedor total”, dijo que “enviará a mis abogados” a demandarlo por “mucho” dinero.

El comediante hizo la broma en referencia al premio a la canción del año, diciendo: “Ese es un Grammy que todos los artistas quieren casi tanto como Trump quiere Groenlandia, lo cual tiene sentido… porque la isla de Epstein ya no está, necesita una nueva para pasar el rato con Bill Clinton”.

CNN se comunicó con Noah para solicitarle comentarios.

Los comentarios se producen después de que el Departamento de Justicia publicara el viernes más de 3 millones de páginas de archivos relacionados con Epstein, el delincuente sexual convicto, incluidos algunos que contienen referencias a Trump, Clinton y otras figuras poderosas.

Trump y Clinton han negado cualquier irregularidad relacionada con Epstein, propietario de una isla privada en el Caribe. Trump declaró el año pasado que rechazó una invitación de Epstein para visitar su isla.

“Nunca tuve el privilegio de ir a su isla, y lo rechacé. Mucha gente de Palm Beach fue invitada a su isla. En uno de mis mejores momentos, lo rechacé”, declaró Trump a la prensa en julio.

Clinton también ha negado haber visitado alguna vez la isla de Epstein.

Trump critica con frecuencia las entregas de premios de Hollywood por burlarse de él. En su publicación del lunes, dijo que Noah estuvo “casi tan mal como Jimmy Kimmel en los Premios de la Academia de bajo nivel de audiencia”. Kimmel, quien con frecuencia causa ira en el presidente, criticó a Trump en el escenario en 2024 después de que este insultara al comediante en redes sociales.

En la ceremonia de los Grammy, transmitida el domingo por la noche por CBS, muchos músicos criticaron la ofensiva migratoria federal del Gobierno de Trump. El rapero puertorriqueño Bad Bunny, quien se llevó tres premios, comenzó uno de sus discursos diciendo: “Antes de agradecer a Dios, voy a decir: ¡Fuera ICE!”.

Durante otro discurso de aceptación, pronunciado principalmente en español, Bad Bunny dedicó su premio al álbum del año a “todas las personas que tuvieron que dejar su tierra natal, su país para seguir sus sueños”.

Algunas celebridades llevaban prendedores que decían “fuera ICE”, lo que se ha utilizado en las protestas como un llamado para poner fin a las operaciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés).

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Barbara Foundation is inviting local nonprofits to apply for its 2026 grant programs.

The funding is designed to support organizations that provide essential services across the county, including food security, health care, housing, youth programs, the environment, and the arts.

Judith Smith-Meyer, Director of Marketing & Communications for the foundation, said the grants aim to “support all the organizations in our county that are providing services to our communities—services that uplift, improve lives, and ensure health and opportunity.”

Deadlines vary by program and have changed from previous years. Nonprofits seeking more information or application details should visit SBFoundation.org.

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