Defiant Alex Jones says auctioneers prepping InfoWars gear for sale after 'show trials'
Far-right conspiracy theorist webcaster Alex Jones told his audience Monday that auctioneers are coming to his studio to itemize his equipment and assets, with everything being liquidated — and his Infowars show shutting down Wednesday.
"On Wednesday afternoon, Infowars, the equipment, Infowars.com, InfowarsStore.com, and a whole bunch of other stuff, is at a federal bankruptcy auction," said Jones, appearing visibly emotional. "From the fake judgments and the rigged trials, where I was found guilty beforehand and they had literal show trials out of the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany."
"Right when I walked in here during the break, after getting a glass of water, saw the auctioneers inside the building, going around, surveying from the last time they were here, to make sure all the stuff's here," he added.
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Jones, who for years has run a profitable online shopping network for supplements, filters, and survival gear that he endorses using his antigovernment beliefs, was found liable for a $1.5 billion judgment from the families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting of 2012. He repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories that the massacre had been staged by the government, and drove many of his supporters to harass the bereaved families, putting them through years of intimidation.
Following an unsuccessful attempt to shelter his business through bankruptcy protection, and a rejected proposal to settle for $5.5 million, Jones agreed to liquidate his assets earlier this year to pay the judgment.
Despite the legal consequences, Jones has not done much to tamp down his rhetoric in his more recent episodes on air, at one point saying he was "ready for the civil war" in the days leading up to the presidential election.
It remains unclear who could end up with Infowars' assets after the auction. A number of progressive media groups opposed to Jones have expressed interest in the assets, but so have some of his kindred allies on the right, including longtime Trump associate Roger Stone.
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