HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge on Wednesday said Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined $25,000 to $50,000 per weekday until he appears for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones cited a health problem last week when he defied an order by Judge Barbara Bellis to attend a deposition. Bellis said there wasn’t enough evidence that Jones was too ill to attend and found him in contempt of court. Jones’ lawyers said he only missed the depositions because of his doctors’ advice and had always planned on attending the proceeding. The plaintiffs on Tuesday rejected an offer from Jones to settle with them for $120,000 each.

Source: Washington Post March 30, 2022 22:16 UTC