Alex Jones trial live: Jury continues deliberations in Infowars host’s second Sandy Hook hoax case

In a new interview with Texas MonthlyTexas Secretary of State John Scott spoke about the toll Alex Jones’ lies about stealing the 2020 election have taken on officials.

Conspiracy theories about voting machines, cyber security and ineligible voters had led to death threats against half the state’s poll workers, Mr Scott said.

“The Infowars guy has unleashed hell on our election people. This has been going on for many years,” Mr Scott told the publication.

“And I don’t want to give a free pass to people who are crazy enough to go out there and say they’re going to kill someone for doing their job. I don’t want to give them an excuse.”

Mr. Jones used the Infowars platform to spread wild, baseless lies about the election and roused the crowd at the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

The judge and jury entered the courtroom in Connecticut a while ago.

After receiving some instructions from Judge Barbara Bellis, the six-judge panel continued its deliberations.

We’ll bring you any updates as they happen.

A Connecticut courtroom descended into chaos on Sept. 23 as the far-right conspiracy theorist took the stand in his defamation case and refused to acknowledge any responsibility for inflicting a decade of harassment on victims’ families.

“I’ve already said I’m sorry hundreds of times. And I’m done saying sorry,” she shouted in the courtroom.

Mr Jones – who spent much of the trial mocking the proceedings on his Infowars show – promised he would “not apologize” for his actions as he complained that “people think I killed the children”.

Rachel Sharp has the details.

Choking back tears, Robbie Parker testified that he believed six-year-old Emily’s memory was ‘failing’ as Alex Jones’ liars continued to spread lies about her.

Emilie was one of 26 students and staff killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.

A day after the massacre, the devastated father gave a short speech to the media where he paid tribute to his little girl who “made the world a better place” for being in it.

Unbeknownst to Mr Parker at the time, it was the first time any of the victims’ family members had spoken publicly since their deaths.

He became the target of Mr. Jones and his followers’ campaign of harassment and intimidation at Infowars.

Rachel Sharp has the story.

In closing arguments, Norm Pattis claimed that Alex Jones was a “mad prophet” while comparing him to literary greats Margaret Atwood and George Orwell.

A Connecticut jury will resume deliberations this morning to decide how much Alex Jones should pay in damages for defaming family members of Sandy Hook victims.

Here’s a video recap of key moments from the trial so far.

The jury is due to reconvene for its second full day of deliberations on Tuesday at 9.30am.

Proceedings began briefly Thursday afternoon after closing arguments, with jurors spending just under an hour in the deliberation room.

They then spent about six hours Friday weighing how much Jones should pay in restitution, but did not reach an agreement.

Jurors had asked the court for a board, markers, an eraser and a copy of the 30-page jury charge, which the court took several hours to produce.

It is impossible to say how long the process could take from here.