Infowars leader Alex Jones was ordered by court to pay more than $100,000 in legal fees after lying about Sandy Hook
. Both payments are related to the Heslin suit. Jenkins said that Jones’ and Infowars’ approach to the case — which is wildly uncooperative — “should be treated as contempt of court,” according to the“It’s hardly a surprise that someone like Alex Jones would soon find himself in contempt of court, but now he is learning there are severe consequences to his utter disrespect for this process,” Mark Bankston, one of Heslin’s attorneys, said in an email to The Daily Beast.
“Mr. Jones is learning that he cannot treat the courts with the same contempt he showed my clients,” Bankston told the. “In disobeying court orders, Mr. Jones has shown how desperate he is to ensure nobody finds out how Infowars really operates, or the lengths the company went to carry out its five-year campaign of malicious harassment against these parents.”
That means this case hasn’t even reached trial yet, and Jones and Infowars already need to pay more than $100,000. According to theMany of those whose families were affected by Sandy Hook have since worked to eradicate gun violence and advocate for stronger gun-control laws. After the attack, several people who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook founded
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