Ed Martin in front of Letitia James' house in New York City, August 2025. (@EdMartinDOJ/X)
Lowell's letter comes after the DOJ initiated two grand jury investigations into James, one in the Northern District of New York related to her civil fraud lawsuit against President Donald Trump and one related to mortgage fraud allegations in Virginia, where James helped her niece purchase a home in 2023.
Martin, who is serving as Pardon Attorney for the DOJ and leading a "weaponization" task force, was given special prosecutorial privileges to carry out the mortgage fraud probe into James as well as one into Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., in Maryland. Both James and Schiff have denied wrongdoing and blasted the investigations as political retribution.
Lowell echoed that sentiment in his letter this week and noted that Martin made the unusual move of calling for James to resign amid his federal investigation into her.
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"Just four days into your role, no search for facts or questions of law; instead, you twice called for Ms. James to resign," Lowell wrote. "DOJ has firm policies against using investigations and against using prosecutorial power for achieving political ends. This is ever more the case when that demand is made to seek political revenge against a public official in the opposite party of the Administration. Let me be clear: that will not happen here."
Martin called for James to step down in a letter to Lowell earlier this month, which Lowell said violated codes of conduct and court precedents.
"At this time, Letitia James would best serve the ‘good of the state and nation’ by resigning from office to address the issues in the referral. … I would take that as an act of good faith," Martin wrote.
Martin described his letter as "confidential" and shared a social media post featuring it on his X account.
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Martin said a media leak of a letter Lowell wrote in April was "professionally unacceptable and personally insulting."
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"To that end, I specifically ask that you redouble your efforts to not leak this confidential letter," Martin said. "I prefer not to have to move in court to stop you or your client from leaking."
A DOJ spokesperson and a representative for Lowell did not respond to a request for comment for this story.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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