Alex Jones Testifies In Sandy Hook Defamation Case

Jones testified that he “legitimately thought” the shooting “might have been staged,” adding that he will “stand by that” and not “apologize for it.”

Jones, who was warned by Judge Barbara Bellis against making political statements, the New York Times reported, erupted into a political rant, claiming prosecutor Chris Mattei believes “conservatives” like him “should be in prison.”

When asked if calling parents of shooting victims “liars” and their children “paid actors” is a “horrible thing,” Jones told Mattei that it could be, although he denied ever calling parents actors on his show, Infowars, but rather said that “it looked like” one of the parents, Robbie Parker, “was acting.”

Jones also refused to answer whether “credibility” is the most important thing to him on his show, adding that “crushing globalists” is the most important.

The six-member jury in the Connecticut State Court will only determine how much Jones owes the 15 plaintiffs—family members of eight victims and former FBI agent William Aldenberg, who responded to the shooting—for defamation, including intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the state Unfair Trade Practices Act, by using the false claims to boost his audience and increase merchandise sales.

Jones had already been found liable for defamation in Connecticut and Texas after refusing to provide court-ordered documents, and was ordered last month to pay nearly $50 million in another defamation trial in Texas around his comments following the Sandy Hook massacre.

Parents of the students have argued they have been harassed by Jones’ followers and received death threats, following Jones’ conspiracy theories on Infowars, including false claims that the shooting was a hoax and the students were paid actors hired by Democrats to promote gun-control legislation.