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BEST: AG Gordon MacDonald’s Office Didn’t Follow The Protocol

August 13, 2026 Claire Best

Re: 91-A Regarding James McLaughlin The memo from Gordon MacDonald that you provided me from April 2018 regarding the Laurie List is misrepresentative for the following reasons: AG Gordon MacDonald’s office didn’t follow the protocol itself. AG Gordon MacDonald publicly argued to keep the Laurie List private in August 2018 when he knew that James … Read more

BEST: Why Didn’t You Follow The Instructions?

August 9, 2026 Claire Best

Dear Meg Hagaman, Since you are running for the position of County Attorney for Merrimack and since a Supreme Court Associate Justice (Anna Barbara Hantz-Marconi), the Supreme Court Chief Justice (Gordon MacDonald) and his attorney (Jane Young) are under scrutiny, i have a question that needs answering before you continue further with your campaign. It … Read more

OPINION: What did Kelly Ayotte Know, and when Did She Know It?

February 20, 2026 New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

And Now We Know Why NH’s AG Would Have “Tanked” The Automobile Inspections Case. This post follows up on our post, Did New Hampshire’s Attorney General Deliberately ‘Tank’ The Automobile Inspections Case?, where we discussed the Attorney General’s failure to properly defend the lawsuit brought by Gordon-Darby to block a law scheduled to go into effect … Read more

OPINION: Did NH’s Attorney General Deliberately “Tank” The Automobile Inspections Case?

February 2, 2026 New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

The big news in New Hampshire politics the past few days has been a federal court decision that prevents a State law passed in 2025, which ended automobile inspections on January 31, 2026, from going into effect. The reaction from House Republicans, who intended to make this law a centerpiece of their reelection efforts, were rather hyperbolic, … Read more

OPINION: When the Watchdog Looks Away

October 16, 2025 Jeffrey T. Clay

In December 2023, I filed a detailed criminal complaint with the New Hampshire Department of Justice alleging that officials from the Town of Newmarket and their legal counsel had concealed and falsified public records—acts that, if proved, would violate New Hampshire’s tampering-and-falsification statutes. Nearly two years later, the Department’s Public Integrity Unit (PIU) has yet … Read more

BEST: On NHs “Next” Attorney General

September 13, 2025 Claire Best

Dear Members of the Executive Council, As you get ready to consider the re-appointment of John Formella to the Attorney General’s position, I urge you to consider the following. (Please note that this is not personal against John Formella, but it is an indictment against the Attorney General’s office over the last several AGs in … Read more

MACDONALD: NH’s “Elections” are NOT Secure – The Danville Disaster (And I Think The AG Is Wrong)

August 16, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Yesterday, we reported on irregularities with the Timberlane School District election (March 11, 2025), in Plaistow, where activists discovered issues with properly securing completed ballots (among other things). From that same election, we not so proudly bring you the school Fuster Cluck in Danville, New Hampshire. In summary, the locals responsible for ensuring election integrity … Read more

MacDonald: So, 60% of “Illicit” Massage Parlors In NH Remain Open?

July 12, 2025 Steve MacDonald

A shared link to a story at WMUR (ABC News 9) announced that the Attorney General’s office had shut down 40% of the illicit massage parlors in the state. It’s a very specific claim, so the first thing I thought was, why not the other 60%? If you know they are illicit spas engaged in … Read more

Kelly Ayotte Puts John Formella In Limbo

March 25, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Limbo, in the theological sense, is a place where souls not condemned to hell await judgment. New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte announced yesterday that she has put AG John Formella in limbo. She needs additional time to evaluate his office before deciding on whether to keep or discard him. CONCORD, NH – Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte’s … Read more

Vote Stealers Convicted

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Last fall, we reported on the shenanigans of Lisa and Joshua Urovitch. The Massachusetts residents got caught voting from a rental property address in Concord, New Hampshire. While they owned the property, they were not living in it, they just pretended to futz with New Hampshire Elections in 2022 and 2020. New Hampshire’s keystone cops … Read more

AGs Bell Rung Hard By High Court In Civil Rights Case

January 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Steve MacDonald

A few years ago, I led with this headline: “If NH AG Pushes Civil Rights “Case” Against White Nationalists, He’s Going to Lose.” The case John Formella’s office brought, former governor Sununus’ AG, was a civil rights violation case against a White Supremacy Group. NSC 131 displayed a banner on a bridge over Route 95. … Read more

AGs Office Warns of Scams – Forgets To Include Itself

December 5, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Patch has a useful story today with details from the NH Attorney General’s Office. Holiday Scams are a problem, and they felt they should warn Granite Staters to be wary. Someone is pretending to be from law enforcement, telling marks they missed a court date and there is a warrant out for their arrest. … Read more

Once Trump Is President, Will NH Get Sued For Voting Rights Violations?

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Al Brandano has voluntarily dismissed his case against David Scanlan and the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s Office (SoS). Al has been trying, through the courts, to force the SoS to adhere to federal election law, which requires all Federal election records to be maintained for 22 months. In the past, New Hampshire has allowed … Read more

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The Strange Case of Alex Talcott

September 20, 2024February 7, 2024 Claire Best

Not much makes sense in the homicide of GOP lawyer Alexander Talcott or the investigation and report on it from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. Following the money is always a good place to start.

NH’s Department of Selective Justice – Election Law Division

December 28, 2023 Steve MacDonald

It’s been a good month for NH AG Formella. The week before Christmas, they reported a 700 million-dollar settlement with Google. Couch cushion money for Alphabet, but a decent haul for Jackpot Justice New Hampshire. Do we need a huge payoff to get the AG to chase everything?

New Hampshire’s Attorney General Asks the State Supreme Court to Sanction Thought Crime

November 18, 2024November 18, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office and this is just a guess, appears to be using the recent rise in left-wing anti-semitism to push for a court ruling that allows the State to use civil rights law to silence speech it decides at any given moment is offensive.

Another Unlawful Arrest in New Hampshire?

August 22, 2023 Steve MacDonald

For years, publisher Deb Paul has been stirring the pot in Londonderry, and you can tell she is doing a good job. The local Towney elite are not fans. They are so displeased with her first amendment exercises that it almost looks like someone got her arrested. For what?

Why Are NH Public Officials, and Guardians of the Law and Law Enforcement Exempt From The Law?

May 31, 2023 Op-Ed

Dear Richard Tracy,

I bring to your attention the following notice regarding Election Law Complaint Status for the period September 1, 2016-May 24, 2018. It is signed by then AG Gordon MacDonald.

What Is the NH AG’s Office Hiding That 2 Prosecutors Left the YDC Case?

November 12, 2022 Op-Ed

The departure of 2 Prosecutors for the New Hampshire Youth Development Center abuse cases smacks of another cover-up by the State. The departure was announced shortly after the State discovered millions of documents about the Youth Detention Center.

RebuildNH Responds to Attorney General’s Analysis of Federal Funds

October 8, 2021 Op-Ed

EAST DERRY, N.H.—As expected, Attorney General John Formella’s memo released today supports Gov. Sununu’s position that accepting $27 million in federal funds includes “boilerplate language” that does not require New Hampshire to do anything unordinary.