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Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones handed lifeline by judge after crying on Infowars show
Right-wing conspiracy theorist owes $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families over his lies about the massacre
Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones has been handed a lifeline by a judge after he broke down in tears on his conspiracy-laden Infowars show, claiming that federal authorities were trying to shut it down.
On Monday, US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez issued a ruling allowing Jones to keep operations up and running for the next two weeks while the court decides whether his assets should be liquidated.
Jones was previously sued by the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims for pushing a conspiracy theory that the massacre was a hoax. A judge ultimately ordered him to pay $1.5bn in compensation to the families.
The ruling led to Jones and his company Free Speech Systems filing for bankruptcy reorganization and he has so far failed to pay out any of the sum, claiming he was “officially out of money”.
On Sunday, the Sandy Hook families filed an emergency motion to plunge the company into liquidation.
But, the bankruptcy judge in Houston, granted Jones more time, giving him until June 14 to keep his business up and running.
The judge is expected to rule on whether or not to liquidate the company then.
The decision comes after Jones, 50, went on a PR rampage over the weekend, holding what he described as “emergency broadcasts” and openly sobbing on his show.
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