Alex Jones Now Claims He's A Hero For Trying To Stop Jan. 6 Insurrection
Source: HuffPost via MSN
Its a bizarre feeling to know you did nothing wrong, to know theres no evidence that you did anything wrong, to know that you had no motive and to know that you tried to stop what happened, Jones said on his InfoWars program Monday. And quite frankly, Im not asking for a medal, but everybody else just stood there. And then a thousand undercover FBI agents and hostage rescue team people that were there, on record, sat there while I tried to stop what was happening.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alex-jones-now-claims-hes-a-hero-for-trying-to-stop-jan-6-insurrection/ar-AAX5Q0C?ocid=U483DHP&li=BBnb7Kz
Just which of his actions or which of his podcasts were designed to "stop it?"
ruet
(10,038 posts)I mean, people just say whatever without ANY accountability. It's pretty wild.
MissMillie
(38,545 posts)he realized he could make money promoting lies.
PatSeg
(47,357 posts)Later you can even change it as your audience will believe anything. I wonder if Jones can even remember what telling the truth is like.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Last edited Tue May 10, 2022, 04:46 PM - Edit history (1)
Thankfully cancer had other plans for that POS.
mitch96
(13,884 posts)doing it...
I get the impression that they just throw shit against the wall and look to see what sticks..
If it sticks they run with it...uff
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CrispyQ
(36,442 posts)I'd like some of what he's been smoking.
PatSeg
(47,357 posts)even for Alex Jones! I've known five year olds who could weave better tales than that.
bucolic_frolic
(43,115 posts)Rebl2
(13,483 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,112 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,858 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,697 posts)Assuming he does have video showing that he launched a vigorous attempt to stop it, what is he suggesting? That he should be forgiven for his Sandy Hook groseria because he did something good on 1/6?
BumRushDaShow
(128,726 posts)after filing for bankruptcy?
DOJ recently chimed in to support the families' call to have the bankruptcy declaration dismissed -
Chuck Lindell
Austin American-Statesman
Published 10:18 a.m. CT Apr. 30, 2022 | Updated 2:42 p.m. CT Apr. 30, 2022
Families of students and adults killed in the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary have gained a key ally in their legal fight against Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones the U.S. Department of Justice. On Friday, a Justice Department official joined the families' fight, urging U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez to dismiss the federal bankruptcy filing by three companies linked to Jones and his InfoWars media system so the Sandy Hook defamation cases can return to state court for jury trials to determine how much Jones must pay in damage awards.
Jones wants to use the federal bankruptcy system to pay the Sandy Hook family members after state courts in Austin and Connecticut found that he defamed them by labeling the mass shooting, which left 20 children and six adults dead, a hoax meant to fuel a government campaign to limit gun rights. The families oppose the bankruptcy move, saying it is an improper attempt to limit Jones' financial exposure. More importantly, they say, the lawsuits are not about a passive division of assets but are, instead, attempts to hold Jones accountable for the heartache and harassment from his followers that his words produced.
In a court filing, Kevin Epstein, a U.S. trustee for the Justice Department, accused Jones of misusing the bankruptcy system to shield assets held by him and his main company, Free Speech Systems, and to minimize the amount of money he will have to pay the Sandy Hook families. "The strategy employed here ... is a novel and dangerous tactic that is abusive and undermines the integrity of the bankruptcy system," wrote Epstein, who oversees the bankruptcy system in the Western and Southern Districts of Texas for the department.
"These are classic bad faith filings for two primary reasons: these cases serve no valid bankruptcy purpose and were filed to gain a tactical advantage in the Sandy Hook lawsuits," Epstein added, noting that three Jones-owned business that hold little or no assets InfoW LLC (formerly known as InfoWars LLC), IWHealth and Prison Planet TV sought bankruptcy protection while Jones and Free Speech Systems did not. The situation, lawyers for the Connecticut families added, lets Jones enjoy the benefits of bankruptcy without having to make financial or business disclosures.
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https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/04/30/alex-jones-infowars-legal-filing-sandy-hook-case-doj-department-of-justice/9582915002/
JohnnyRingo
(18,623 posts)It was for self serving reasons, but he tried to herd rioters away from the point of the breach to "the other side of the building where he had a stage set up and he can speak to them". He implored them not to fight the police and not to "give them what they want". He said doing that would make the riots the story in the media.
At 1:51 and at 1:54 on this timeline of videos:
https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/
As I pointed out, Jones was the cause of the insurrection as much as anyone, but when the shit started hitting the fan he tried to regain attention to himself. He most certainly was no "hero".
KS Toronado
(17,187 posts)on Jan 6th with a 1,000 lazy FBI agents sitting around discussing if they would get
hazardous duty pay or not. Thanks Alex for the new breaking news.
Do I really need this?
pnwmom
(108,973 posts)She testified for 11 hours before angry R's because she knew she'd done nothing wrong.
marmar
(77,066 posts)Paladin
(28,246 posts)You're declaring yourself a saint, and hardly anybody's stupid enough to believe it. Thanks for the laughs, though...
Midnight Writer
(21,737 posts)A body can't keep up with all the conflicting stories these guys come up with.
JohnnyRingo
(18,623 posts)The mob was descending on the Capitol and away from him. He was using a bullhorn trying to get them away from the point of breach and back to his platform.
He warned them fighting the police and breaching the building would make that the story. He wanted them to join him on the other side where he had his stage set up for what he called a "peaceful protest".
Jones tried to stop the attack, but he's no hero. He lit the fuse and couldn't stomp it out.
Ford_Prefect
(7,875 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,126 posts)What a disgusting waste of protoplasm he is.