Alex Jones' company files for bankruptcy amid Texas trial to award damages to Sandy Hook families

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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' primary company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, an unexpected move that comes as a trial is underway in Texas to determine how much in damages he will have to pay the families of two Sandy Hook victims who sued and won a default judgment against him.

Jones' decision to seek bankruptcy protection for his company, Free Speech Systems, which operates the right-wing conspiratorial outlet Infowars, also comes after he was found legally responsible in a separate defamation case in Connecticut.

The attorney representing Jones in the Texas defamation case, Federico Andino Reynal, made the disclosure about the bankruptcy filing at the end of court proceedings on Friday. "Just two days before jury selection is due to begin in Connecticut, Mr. Jones has once again fled like a coward to bankruptcy court in a transparent attempt to delay facing the families that he has spent years hurting," Mattei said. "These families have an endless well of patience and remain determined to hold Mr. Jones accountable in a Connecticut court.The filing said that Free Speech Systems had made US$13.1 million in gross profit in 2021 and US$9.

 

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Couldn't happen to a more deserving sbag

Gotta love that Calgary news

Kangaroo court proceeding. Hopefully he will come back stronger from this.

Sham of a trial. Wait, there wasn’t one and the judge wouldn’t let the Jones have a defense.

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