Tillis has a political incentive to block Trump’s nominee to serve as the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin.

President Trump said Thursday he will pull the nomination of U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin, just days after North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said he wouldn't back him. Why it matters: Martin's leniency toward Jan.

President Donald Trump responds from the Oval Office on Wednesday to Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to support Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.