The Justice Department, led by Pam Bondi, has taken some immediate action after one of her top prosecutors sent a peculiar and alarming letter to a key figure from the Sandy Hook shooting.
Ed Martin, a fervent MAGA supporter appointed by Donald Trump, reached out to the first FBI agent on the scene, demanding answers regarding a lawsuit involving conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the grieving families affected by the tragedy.
What’s even stranger is that Martin insisted the correspondence with retired FBI Special Agent William Aldenberg’s legal team should be kept under wraps. However, Jones himself went public with the letter just this past Tuesday, relishing the chaos it stirred up, exclaiming that he was benefitting from Martin’s orders to appear as if he was tackling the “weaponization of the justice system.” In a flamboyant showing, he remarked, “The Deep State is in DEEP S–!” proudly sharing a photo of himself with Martin.
Just a day after Jones’ sensational reveal of the letter, Martin backtracked significantly, sending an updated letter to Aldenberg’s lawyers retracting his previous requests.
In his withdrawal letter, Martin, who notably has zero experience prosecuting criminal cases, stated, “At this time, I write to inform you that there is no investigation of you or your client. Because of this, I hereby withdraw my request for information from you or your former client.”
Aldenberg was among the first responders to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, a horrific event where 20 young children and six staff members lost their lives, marking America’s most tragic school shooting to date.
After retiring, Aldenberg joined forces with the families of eight victims to take legal action against Jones, who dismissed the shooting as a hoax on his show Infowars. A Connecticut jury mandated that Jones pay the families a staggering $1.3 billion in 2022, but to this day, he hasn’t paid a cent.
In the initial hidden letter dated September 15, Martin sought information from Aldenberg’s attorney, Christopher Mattei, regarding Aldenberg’s potential personal gains from the lawsuit.
He ominously warned, “As you may know, there are criminal laws protecting citizens from actions by government employees who might be acting for personal benefit. I encourage you to review those.”
Martin not only inquired if Aldenberg profited financially from the defamation case, but he also pressed whether Aldenberg had taken actions to “protect the citizens” during his testimony in the lawsuit trial and if he had ties to a public relations firm named Berlin Rosen.
“At this time, I respectfully ask that you and Berlin Rosen keep this correspondence confidential. I do not wish to litigate this in the media,” Martin claimed.
Meanwhile, Jones seemed unaware of the need for discretion. The Infowars host splashed the letter on X, gathering a following of 4.4 million, declaring a government-led investigation against Democrats and the FBI aimed at him and Infowars, sparking further outrage.
Mattei, serving as Aldenberg’s legal representative, remarked to ABC News that the letter exemplified another layer of harassment instigated by Jones.
“Thanks to the bravery of the Sandy Hook families, the curtain will soon drop on Infowars,” Mattei asserted. “In his desperate moves, Jones is once again targeting them, now with the shameful aid of at least one DOJ official. It’s both appalling and pathetic, and we will not tolerate it.”
Martin has been in the spotlight since Trump appointed him to lead a Working Group on Weaponization to investigate possible abuses of government power. He sought this position after failing to gain confirmation as the top U.S. attorney in Washington D.C. due to lawmakers scrutinizing his past association with Capitol riot defenders.
Since that time, Martin has taken to social media, posing with various MAGA celebrities and even donning a Columbo-esque trench coat outside the Brooklyn home of attorney general Letitia James, who Trump has called for prosecution. Despite the heat, Martin seemed content mixing hot weather, melodrama, and political theatrics.
This retraction comes shortly after Bondi stepped back from her comments regarding prosecuting those spreading hate speech in response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Bondi commented, “Freedom of speech is sacred in our country, and we will never restrict that right. My intention was to focus on violent threats individuals might incite against others.”
