{"id":130086,"date":"2024-11-26T00:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130086"},"modified":"2024-11-26T00:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:44:22","slug":"judge-in-alex-jones-bankruptcy-case-to-hear-arguments-on-the-onions-bid-for-infowars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130086","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Alex Jones&#8217; bankruptcy case to hear arguments on The Onion&#8217;s bid for Infowars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/alex-jones\">Alex Jones\u2019<\/a><\/span> effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/onion-satire-alex-jones-infowars-74aba38094b90df18731508792592fb8\">a parody.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with him.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how soon U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will issue a ruling. He could allow The Onion to move forward <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9\">with its purchase,<\/a><\/span> order a new auction or name the other bidder as the winner. At stake is whether Jones gets to stay at Infowars\u2019 studio in Austin, Texas, under a new owner friendly to him, or whether he gets kicked out by The Onion.<\/p>\n<p>The other bidder, First United American Companies, runs a website in Jones\u2019 name that sells nutritional supplements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AudioEnhancement\" data-separate-event=\"audioModule\" data-separate-value=\"AP AUDIO: Judge in Alex Jones\u2019 bankruptcy case to hear arguments on The Onion\u2019s bid for Infowars\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"AP AUDIO: Judge in Alex Jones\u2019 bankruptcy case to hear arguments on The Onion\u2019s bid for Infowars\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"ap-audio-judge-in-alex-jones-bankruptcy-case-to-hear-arguments-on-the-onions-bid-for-infowars\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"AudioEnhancement-description\">AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the judge in Alex Jones\u2019 bankruptcy will hear arguments on The Onion\u2019s bid for Infowars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Regardless, Jones has set up a new studio, websites and social media accounts that would allow him to keep airing his show. And his personal account with 3.3 million followers on the social platform X was not part of the sale, although Lopez will be deciding whether it should be included in the liquidation and sold off later.<\/p>\n<p>In a new court filing Monday, lawyers for X objected to any sale of the accounts of both Jones and Infowars, saying X is the owner of the accounts and that it has not given consent for them to be sold or transferred. Jones has praised X owner Elon Musk on his show and suggested that Musk should buy Infowars. Musk has not responded publicly to that suggestion and was not among the bidders.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 bankruptcy and the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alex-jones-sandy-hook-lawsuit-3ccd113496caee18a085dfa54c6e6c0e\">liquidation of his assets<\/a><\/span> came about after he was ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion to relatives of victims of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/violence-ee24f46a30d2426089b83bb2897dce4e\">the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting<\/a><\/span> in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones was found liable for defamation and emotional distress damages in lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas for repeatedly calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20 first graders and six educators a hoax staged by actors to increase gun control.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the liquidation are to go to Jones\u2019 creditors, including the Sandy Hook families who sued him.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alex-jones-infowars-d6299ea512cafd222dab580b30c151ee\">Jones<\/a><\/span> alleges The Onion\u2019s bid was the result of fraud and collusion involving many of those families, the humor site and a court-appointed trustee who is overseeing the liquidation.<\/p>\n<p>First United American Companies submitted a $3.5 million sealed bid, while The Onion offered $1.75 million in cash. But The Onion\u2019s bid also included a pledge by Sandy Hook families to forgo some or all of the auction proceeds due to them to give other creditors a total of $100,000 more than they would receive under other bids.<\/p>\n<p>The trustee, Christopher Murray, said that made The Onion\u2019s proposal better for creditors and he named it the winning bid. He has denied any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Jones and First United American Companies claimed that the bid violated Lopez\u2019s rules for the auction by including multiple entities and lacking a valid dollar amount. Jones also alleged Murray improperly canceled an expected round of live bidding and only selected from among the sealed bids that were submitted.<\/p>\n<p>Jones called the auction \u201crigged\u201d and a \u201cfraud\u201d on his show, which airs on the Infowars website, radio stations and Jones\u2019 X account. He filed a counter lawsuit last week against Murray, The Onion\u2019s parent company and the Sandy Hook families in the bankruptcy court.<\/p>\n<p>In a court filing on Sunday, Murray called the allegations a \u201cdesperate attempt\u201d to delay the sale of Infowars to The Onion and accused Jones, his lawyers and attorneys for First United American Companies of a \u201cvicious smear campaign lobbing patently false accusations.\u201d He also alleges Jones collaborated with First United American Companies to try to buy Infowars.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez\u2019s September order on the auction procedures made a live bidding round optional. And it gave broad authority to Murray to conduct the sale, including the power to reject any bid, no matter how high, that was \u201ccontrary to the best interests\u201d of Jones, his company and their creditors.<\/p>\n<p>But at a Nov. 14 hearing Lopez said he was concerned about the process and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all going to an evidentiary hearing and I\u2019m going to figure out exactly what happened,\u201d he said. \u201cNo one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The assets of Infowars\u2019 parent company, Free Speech Systems, that were up for sale included the Austin studio, Infowars\u2019 video archive, video production equipment, product trademarks, and Infowars\u2019 websites and social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is appealing the $1.5 billion in judgments citing free speech rights, but has acknowledged that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-us-news-shootings-texas-lawsuits-d029d6736d2ce6755c9e89e7cf9f27af\">the school shooting happened<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has brought in millions of dollars a year in revenue by hawking nutritional supplements, clothing, survival gear and other merchandise, including more than $22 million this year through Sept. 30 from his Infowars Store website, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Jones\u2019 personal assets, including real estate, guns and other personal belongings, also are being sold as part of the bankruptcy. <\/p>\n<p>Documents filed in court this year say Jones has about $9 million in personal assets, while Free Speech Systems has about $6 million in cash and more than $1 million worth of inventory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alex-jones-infowars-auction-onion-newtown-8352f1e442c5d37f64a798416ff5afa8\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones\u2019 effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130086\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}