And they say while Jones talked about the shooting, sales of the dietary supplements, clothing, food and other items he hawks on his show surged. A representative for Free Speech Systems testified last week that she believed Jones and his company made at least $100 million in revenues since the school shooting.
At a similar trial over Jones’ hoax lies in Texas last month, a jury awarded nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of one of the children killed in the shooting. Like the Connecticut case, the Texas judge found Jones and Free Speech Systems liable by default as a penalty for not turning over all documents requested by the plaintiffs.
The Texas trial showed some differences between what Jones says on his show about the legal cases against him, versus what he says on the stand. Jones, who has said over the past few years that he believes the shooting did happen, also bashed the Texas trial on his show. Under oath and facing a jury in Austin, he said he realized the hoax lies were irresponsible and hurt people’s feelings, and he was sorry for that.
Jones has painted the trials as a conspiracy by Democrats and the media to put him out of business and silence him. He also has complained he was found “guilty” without trials. There is no guilt in civil trials like the ones in Connecticut and Texas, and his being found liable for damages without trials were sanctions against him for refusing to obey court orders and rules to turn over evidence to the plaintiffs.
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