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DOJ Retracts Inquiry Into Sandy Hook FBI Agent After Deputy AG Steps In

The reversal underscores internal pushback to deploying department authority in a politically charged dispute.

FILE - U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. speaks at a news conference, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
In this Dec. 14, 2012, file photo, officials stand outside of Sandy Hook Elementary School after a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
FILE - Attorneys Joshua Koskoff, left, and Christopher Mattei, right, representing parents, rear, of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, speak outside the Connecticut Supreme Court, Sept. 26, 2019, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Dave Collins, File)

Overview

  • Ed Martin, head of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group, sent a Sept. 15 letter to attorney Christopher Mattei suggesting scrutiny of retired FBI Special Agent William Aldenberg’s role in the Sandy Hook defamation case against Alex Jones.
  • The letter questioned whether Aldenberg benefited financially, whether he testified in a personal capacity, if he recused from relevant duties, and whether there were ties to PR firm Berlin Rosen.
  • Alex Jones posted the letter on X on Sept. 23 and claimed it showed a DOJ investigation benefiting him, after previously sharing a photo of himself with Martin.
  • Following internal frustration, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche ordered the request withdrawn, and on Sept. 24 Martin issued a follow-up stating there is no investigation and rescinding his demand for information.
  • Aldenberg’s counsel and Sandy Hook families condemned the initial approach as harassment; Aldenberg was a first responder who later testified in the case that produced about $1.4 billion in judgments against Jones, which he is appealing.