It was reported earlier this week that Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's leader on his "anti-weaponization" effort, was sidelined and is expected to leave the Justice Department altogether.

According to CNN, the reason for Martin's departure is he leaked secret grand jury information to the public, which is illegal. An investigation by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that began last year found Martin leaked information about the Trump administration's efforts to indict Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calf.) and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The Trump DOJ has been unable to indict Schiff and the charges against James were dismissed after a judge found that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was not in the post legally. A new grand jury then refused to indict James.

The CNN source that was briefed on the matter said Martin tried to deny he leaked secret information, but he evidently used emails to coordinate it.

"The review of Martin’s handling of materials burst into public view in December after a witness who received a subpoena showed up at the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, seeking to testify," the report said.

The woman said she was asked about two people who have been working on investigations with Martin and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. The DOJ wanted to know whether the people were impersonating federal agents.

Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X, “There is no investigation into Bill Pulte," but never mentioned Martin.

Martin hasn't been charged with a crime yet and CNN said that the DOJ hasn't determined "whether any law was broken."

Leaking federal grand jury information is a criminal offense, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. It violates Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e). The Justice Department's own website outlines the rules in detail.

Blanche denied there were any "misconduct investigations into Ed Martin." He said, "Ed is doing a great job as Pardon Attorney.”

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