The families of Sandy Hook victims who successfully sued Infowars and Alex Jones are now seeking to seize both the company's and his personal social media accounts.
Jones' assets are being liquidated to cover his debts to the families, and they are arguing that the accounts are a key part of the Infowars business.
The Infowars founder filed for bankruptcy nearly a year and a half ago but owes $1.5 billion to the relatives of students who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 over his claims that the shooting was a "false flag."
Jones has repeatedly apologized for making the claims. INSANE: Sandy Hook Families want to seize Alex Jones’ social media accounts pic.twitter.com/FkZQ5ges3L
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) June 13, 2024
On Wednesday, the families asked the bankruptcy judge to seize the social media accounts, including Jones' personal "@RealAlexJones" account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Reuters reports, "Jones' X account, which has 2.3 million followers, is 'no different than a customer list of any other liquidating business,' the Sandy Hook families argued." Plaintiffs in Alex Jones' court case seek to seize his PERSONAL social media account
This was NEVER about compensating Sandy Hook families pic.twitter.com/I5r1s7BOfK
— Blair (@skifflegirl) June 13, 2024
The report added:They argued that Jones has used the social media account to push down the value of Infowars by diverting sales from that site to his father's DrJonesNaturals.com, which sells health supplements and other products.
Jones' attorney, Vickie Driver, said on Thursday that the Sandy Hook families' request was procedurally improper and that Jones would oppose it at the appropriate time.
"The Connecticut Plaintiffs have never wanted money from Jones but to silence him," Jones' lawyer said.
Jones had been banned from the platform for approximately five years but was recently reinstated by X's new owner, Elon Musk.
"A U.S. bankruptcy judge is scheduled to hear the families' demand at a Friday court hearing in Houston," the Reuters report adds. "The judge is expected to convert Alex Jones' bankruptcy case from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which offers more control to a bankrupt debtor, to a Chapter 7 liquidation, which would allow a court-appointed trustee to take and sell Jones' assets."
