Combative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones doubled down on his claim that defamation lawsuits filed by the families of 26 children and educators gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School are part of a liberal plot to destroy him.
“I think this is a Deep State situation,” Jones told jurors Thursday during the second week of a civil trial in Connecticut. When asked if his credibility is the most important thing to him, the Infowars host replied: “No, crushing the globalists.”
Jurors are hearing testimony to determine how much the Internet host must pay in damages for defaming eight families and an FBI agent who responded to the scene of the 2012 school shooting by repeatedly calling the massacre a hoax. Jones already was found liable for defamation against the victims, who say his false claims encouraged his fans to harass and pursue them, turning their lives into living nightmares.
Connecticut State Judge Barbara Bellis, who ruled Jones was liable in a separate non-jury proceeding, is overseeing the case in New Haven, about 25 miles from Sandy Hook. Bellis and judges in two similar Sandy Hook lawsuits ruled against Jones for failing to turn over financial records.
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