Overview

• On Sept. 15, senior Justice Department official Ed Martin Jr., who leads the DOJ “weaponization working group,” sent a letter to plaintiffs’ lawyer Christopher Mattei seeking details on retired FBI agent William Aldenberg’s role in the Sandy Hook defamation litigation, requesting a response by Sept. 29.
• The letter cited potential criminal laws and asked whether Aldenberg received personal financial benefit, testified in a personal capacity, recused from any work for conflicts, or had ties to public relations firm Berlin Rosen.
• Alex Jones posted the letter and a photo with Martin on X and claimed a broader investigation targeting Democrats and the FBI; the Justice Department had no immediate comment.
• Mattei condemned the outreach as continued harassment of Aldenberg and the Sandy Hook families as they push to liquidate Jones’s assets to satisfy the roughly $1.4 billion judgment.
• Aldenberg, a first responder at Sandy Hook who testified in 2022, is among the plaintiffs awarded damages, while Jones continues appeals and faces ongoing state‑court collection efforts.