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Caught a bit of the testimony today -- Plaintiff atts are swapping back and forth between live testimony from the plaintiffs (relatives) and video depos of InfoWars employees. Very effective, IMO, not only for contrast but to accent how appalling AJs actions and words were, on any damn scale you like.

Highlight of the day for me: Att. Mattei finishes up asking Robby Porter a series of questions about people who have harassed him, in person and via various vile communications. He ends with an event a year or two ago. Then he asks "Did you recently learn that last week on his show, AJ spend some time criticizing this trial as a witch hunt?" "Yes, I was told that." "Were you told that Jones said of you, that you were sitting in the courtroom shaking with fear because you were in his (AJ's) presence?" "Yes."

Give them all the money. ALL the money. ALL the money for all eternity.

Wow. He really is the worst.

Closing arguments are taking place. A good twitter thread following it -

Alex Jones closing arguments update:


GIVE THEM ALL THE MONEYS!!!

Dropped in in the court live feed. The jury asked for a new “verdict package” as they’d filled in a line incorrectly. No idea if this means a verdict is close. The “package” appears to consist of around 18 sheets.

A billion, a billion, who will make it a billion?

Well, attorney's fees might get it over a billion.

Please sir, can I have some more.

MORE!!!

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:54 pm Please sir, can I have some more.

MORE!!!

"The court proceedings were just a hoax by crisis actors!"

I think I might watch Infowars tonight.

Uninformed wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:59 pm I think I might watch Infowars tonight.

This is a truly beautiful thing.

Now the court must find all the assets that Jones has hidden here and abroad.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 4:06 pm Now the court must find all the assets that Jones has hidden here and abroad.

Bring in the forensic accountants!

(Or, uh, whatever.)

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 4:01 pm

Uninformed wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:59 pm I think I might watch Infowars tonight.

This is a truly beautiful thing.

We need a ruling from the FogChair -- it's not Friday but can we count this as a FRIDAY SMACKDOWN?

As Stern would say, Mr. Jones is going to have a visit with Mr. Green.

AWESOME RESULT!!

Here's the reading of the verdict:

Jury decides Alex Jones must pay $965 million in Sandy Hook defamation trial
A Connecticut jury in Infowars host Alex Jones’ defamation trial said on Wednesday that he must pay $965 million in damages to multiple families that suffered from his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which killed 26 people, including 20 children. The 15 plaintiffs in this trial said that since the 2012 shooting, Jones’ followers have harassed them and sent them death threats spurred on by his conspiracy theories.

He's on Infowars, he was on live when the verdict was reached:





Families press conference (live):