US 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.
- A US Justice Department official was ordered to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent's involvement in a defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones over Sandy Hook conspiracy theories.
- The inquiry was initiated by Ed Martin Jr., who leads the department's "weaponization working group," prompting frustrations within the department.
- The lawsuit against Jones led to a $1.4 billion judgment against him for defamation and inflicting emotional distress related to his false claims about the Sandy Hook shooting.
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DOJ official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
Ed Martin Jr., head of the DOJ's “weaponization working group,” was probing a former FBI agent who testified about finding dead children and teachers.
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...
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