Jones alleged that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a humbug , which , of course , strike a chord with the parents who lose their children in the shot , leading a group of them to file a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut in 2018 . The court filings have been steady trickling in since then , but this calendar week , Alex Jones ’ sound team has gesture to forbid the presentation of evidence regarding snowy mastery and far - ripe extremism in the yet - to - be - schedule test . Themotion in liminereads :
The plaintiff have disclose several potential expert witnesses . At least two of them , Dr. Heidi Beirich and Oren Sagal , may , according to the disclosures , attempt to testify on the matter of white supremacy and right - wing extremism . to boot , the plaintiffs may seek to introduce evidence on those subject through other witnesses and exhibits . No matter the source , grounds relating to those topics is irrelevant , would be an attack on the defendants ’ character and diddle to the emotion of the jury and distract from the main issues .
Jones ’ sound team further argues that evidence involving the matter of white supremacy and far - correct extremism are irrelevant in this case and should n’t be introduced during the court hearing , and that creation of these matter is a ploy by the plaintiffs to disquiet the motor inn from the case at hand . “ attempt to associate the defendants with individuals who marry racist or utmost views would amount to improper fibre evidence , ” the document elaborates .
Alex Jones is a prominent far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist.Image: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)
This is not Jones ’ only legal entanglement regarding a school shooting . Jones is face a alike denigration lawsuit in Texas over the Sandy Hook school shooting , which Jones sample to wriggle out of sound amercement and possible damage payments by file for bankruptcy for three of his businesses , including InfoWars . Joneswas also suedfor defamation in Texas by a man that Jones incorrectly identified as the shooter in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland , Florida .
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