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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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The Last Refuge broke the news in on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
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