US EditionUS Justice Department Official Ordered to Drop Inquiry Into Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Alex Jones
Justice Department official Ed Martin Jr. withdrew questions about former FBI agent Bill Aldenberg’s financial gains in the Sandy Hook lawsuit after internal DOJ direction.
- On May 13, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed a high-ranking official within the U.S. Justice Department to discontinue an investigation concerning retired FBI agent William Aldenberg’s role in a defamation case related to Alex Jones.
- The inquiry followed a letter sent on Sept. 15 by Ed Martin Jr., director of the DOJ Weaponization Working Group, requesting information about Aldenberg amid lawsuits connected to Jones' false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories.
- Aldenberg was one of the first responders to the 2012 Newtown school shooting that killed 20 children and six educators, and he, along with victims’ families, endured years of harassment fueled by Jones' false claims.
- Martin withdrew his request less than 18 hours after Jones publicized the letter, stating, "I hereby withdraw my request for information," while Aldenberg's attorney called the inquiry a "so-called" harassment campaign.
- The withdrawal and Blanche's order highlight internal DOJ frustrations and suggest the inquiry was not an official investigation but part of controversial efforts linked to Jones' defamation suits and harassment allegations.
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U.S. Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent's involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones' conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
DOJ retracts letter targeting agent who testified against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook case
The Department of Justice retracted a letter that suggested an FBI agent who worked on the Sandy Hook school shooting case was being investigated as retribution for lawsuits against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.The letter from Ed Martin, director of the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group, implied t...
Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
Deputy Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
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