Infowars star Alex Jones' parent company files for bankruptcy amid Sandy Hook $150M defamation trial in Texas
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Alex Jones' Free Speech Systems, parent company to Infowars, filed for bankruptcy Friday amid the trial for the family of one of the Sandy Hook victims seeking $150 million in damages.
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They and other Sandy Hook families suing Jones say they have suffered years of harassment and threats resulting from Jones' repeated false claims that the shooting was a hoax perpetuated to induce gun control measures or didn't happen. It wrapped up its first week of testimony Friday and is expected to conclude next week.
Jones' attorney, Andino Reynal, announced the bankruptcy filing late in the day Friday.