The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday denied that President Donald Trump's appointed prosecutor who secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey engaged in any misconduct, and asked a federal judge not to force prosecutors to turn over secret grand jury materials to Comey's defense team.

The BOP is part of the law enforcement arms of the Justice Department that includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshal Services; and ICE.

Failing to win Senate approval as US Attorney for Washington, D.C., has made Ed Martin a more formidable force inside the Justice Department.

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to provide examples of "unusual judicial system obstacles" they have faced during criminal or civil proceedings tied to immigration, assaults on law enforcement or "antifa,