During the trial, Jones took the stand and acknowledged that had previously promoted ideas that he said he now knows were untrue, but he also defiantly stated that he was done apologizing.
During the Trial, Jones’s press conferences outside the courthouse, and his on-air rants after each court session became an unwelcome event for the Judge who later placed a gag order on Mr. Jones. Jones previously used these soapbox opportunities to make wild claims that his trial was just the tip of the iceberg for a much larger plan of politicians to shut down independent media outlets.
The jury also heard from Infowars staffers and on-air personalities about frightening outbursts they witnessed from Jones’ demonstrating his hostility and anger in the office, his desire to publish unverified evidence of conspiracies, and the large amounts of money that Infowars’ earns in sales and revenue.
Alex Jones and his Infowars companies have filed for federal bankruptcy protection, which generally triggers an automatic stay of proceeding or a so-called pause, however, an agreement struck in bankruptcy court has allowed this and other Sandy Hook defamation cases to move forward. One case in Texas bought against Jones by other family members resulted in an award of $49 million dollars, and yet another will move forward in Texas within the next few months.
