Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was"100% real," a day after the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the attackthey've endured because of what Jones has trumpeted on his media platforms.
Jones is the only person testifying in defense of himself and his media company, Free Speech Systems. His attorney asked him if he now understands it was"absolutely irresponsible" to push the false claims that the massacre didn't happen and no one died.He also complained that he's been"typecast as someone that runs around talking about Sandy Hook, makes money off Sandy Hook, is obsessed by Sandy Hook.
"I am a mother first and foremost and I know you are a father. My son existed," Lewis said to Jones."I am not deep state ... I know you know that ... And yet you're going to leave this courthouse and say it again on your show.""No, I don't think you're an actor," Jones responded before the judge admonished him to be quiet until called to testify.
"I can't even describe the last nine and a half years, the living hell that I and others have had to endure because of the recklessness and negligence of Alex Jones," Heslin said. Jones skipped Heslin's Tuesday morning testimony while he was on his show - a move Heslin dismissed as"cowardly" - but arrived in the courtroom for part of Scarlett Lewis' testimony. He was accompanied by several private security guards.
The jury was shown a school picture of a smiling Jesse taken two weeks before he was killed. The parents didn't receive the photo until after the shooting. They described how Jesse was known for telling classmates to"run!" which likely saved lives."Alex started this fight," Heslin said,"and I'll finish this fight."."I lost my son. I buried my son. I held my son with a bullet hole through his head," he said.
I don't think he's being sincere
And will say anything to get his way, even commit perjury. He's lying, right now he 100% thinks this is how he gets himself out of trouble. Alex jones regrets nothing, and feels no responsibility for his actions. He's an unstable psychopath with a microphone.
He's always known that. The lies were just for his gullible rubes who were sending him up to $800k per DAY, which was more than enough motivation for him to destroy these people's lives. His contrition is yet another lie.
Another lie.
Whip his ass
Joe Rogan thinks he's entertaining and here we are.
The only hoax in America right now is Trumps Big Lie and it is people just a fake made up lie by him and many of his Trump cult senate members on capital hill did you see what they did to the capital building on January 6th traitors all of them.
What a reckless old man!
Looking forward to seeing Mr.Jones broke and jobless.👍
He needs to go down anyway. Way down. He’s a heinous awful creep who has harmed a lot of people with his hateful words.
A day late & $150,000,000 short, Alex. Time to pay the piper, a$$hole.
Too late, cry harder. I hope the judgement against you leaves you begging for change on street corners 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
He should pay whatever he has to and after that he can believe whatever he wants. Denying facts is just plainly stupid. This is not a believe question it is based on evidence.
Can we see the texts from January 6 th that are in his phone please?
Too late fat boy.
Only after harming lots and lots of people.
Pay the price my friend. Education is not for free [in US].
How about completely, totally, insensitive, hurtful, mean spirited, mendacious and straight up arsehattery.
FoxNews & TuckerCarlson better be taking notes. The lies they spew on air every day aren't so different.
You have to see his face on new when lawyer has his text message.
pay the price for ignorance.
No money in that Alex, what next?
This guy absolutely contributes zero to society .
brooklynmarie Sorry but color me skeptical. These fanatics lie through their teeth. If he gets a chance to go back to his show, he'll start it up again. He & those who work for him.
Won’t let him take it back? Seems like those he mobilized with those statements are the ones who are causing issues for the actual victims
I believe him just about as far as I can throw him.
brooklynmarie Only because things aren't going well for him and he may finally have realized the plaintiffs have exposed his profiteering through lies. I hope the jury penalizes Jones so hard he'll be squeamish about getting in front of a camera again.
Little too late. Hurting actual lives for hot takes = grifting = $ is what these extreme pundits rely on
Only when he's about to be punished
He not laughing now is he! He about to lose his money
Too late!
Sure.
brooklynmarie With him it's about money and grift.
brooklynmarie You watching ggreenwald?
And when he decide this? Right when he was on the stand? Because otherwise he's been spewing the same thing for years. He doesn't believe it happened. Obama staged it. The 'parents' are actors. It's complete bullshit. He'll leave that courtroom and continue spewing that shit
brooklynmarie HOLY FUCK this is irresponsible. He’s up on the stand right now LYING WITH EVERY WORD.
He’s still fighting it
It’s funny how his understanding changes when confronted in a court of law and the realization he maybe on the hook for hundreds of millions.
Scumbag of the century. Sick. Twisted. The very epitome of 'actual malice' & 'reckless disregard 4 truth or falsity.' Utterly vile & devoid of conscience. Depraved. Not a scintilla of personal integrity & now he rushes to hide his assets 2 make sure this victims get nothing.
Cowards will cower
Too late you GOPiece of trash!
Oh boohoo bs
It's such a shame his supporters like Trump supporters don't care about facts. They really should ask themselves, why do the things their heroes claim never able to be substantiated in court?
This guy is just stringing these people along. Once the trial is over, he will recant his statement and go back to tell his lies again. Can't he get any jail time for all his crap?
Just yesterday he was still implying it was fake.
This man needs to be held accountable. To every degree.
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