A senior Washington, D.C., Bar disciplinary official withdrew from an ethics investigation against U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin after a series of inflammatory social media posts targeting conservatives, Supreme Court justices, and President Donald Trump resurfaced online.

Jack Metzler, a senior assistant disciplinary lawyer with the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, stepped away from the Martin investigation over the weekend, according to a court filing. The decision to withdraw came amid mounting scrutiny over his alleged posts on X and Bluesky, some of which have been deleted, that raise questions about the impartiality of the D.C. Bar’s disciplinary process.