{"id":2259255,"date":"2024-06-04T08:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-jones-breaks-down-on-live-show-sobs-as-he-says-feds-are-closing-in\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:29:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:29:46","slug":"alex-jones-breaks-down-on-live-show-sobs-as-he-says-feds-are-closing-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alex-jones-breaks-down-on-live-show-sobs-as-he-says-feds-are-closing-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Jones breaks down in tears on live show, reveals fear of federal investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falex-jones-breaks-down-on-live-show-sobs-as-he-says-feds-are-closing-in%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Summary:<\/p>\n<p>Far-right personality Alex \u200bJones claims federal \u200cauthorities\u2064 are targeting his\u200c website, \u200bInfoWars, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-to-tip-scales-in-primaries-to-ensure-gop-wins-senate-what-i-care-about-is-electability\/\" title=\"McConnell To Tip Scales In Primaries To Ensure GOP Wins Senate: \u2018What I Care About Is Electability\u2019\">promoting conspiracy theories<\/a>. Facing defamation\u2063 lawsuits over\u200d false claims about the Sandy \u2064Hook shooting, \u200cJones is also dealing\u2064 with bankruptcy and asset\u200d liquidation challenges. He accuses the &#8220;deep state&#8221; of trying to silence him, expressing \u2062fear\u2062 of\u200b being \u2064ruined. Summary:<\/p>\n<p>Far-right figure Alex Jones alleges federal authorities are targeting \u2062his website, InfoWars, for spreading conspiracy theories. He is embroiled in defamation lawsuits related to\u200c false claims about\u2064 the Sandy Hook shooting and is facing \u200bbankruptcy issues. Jones believes the &#8220;deep state&#8221;\u2062 is working to silence \u200dhim, leading to his fears of being destroyed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ajose\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ajose\/%20\"><span>Andrew Jose<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 4, 2024 at 5:01am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Far-right commentator Alex Jones claimed on Saturday that federal authorities are seeking to shut down InfoWars, his website and talk show, which have been accused of promoting conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been under attack. I\u2019ve been gaslit,\u201d Jones said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-supreme-court-temporarily-halts-order-blocking-white-house-social-media-contacts\/\" title=\"US Supreme Court pauses order blocking White House social media contacts.\">accusing federal authorities<\/a> of filing \u201csecret federal filings\u201d that alleged that the talk show host was\u00a0 \u201ccommitting crimes,\u201d a clip of the broadcast shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1797003016668840027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Post Millenial<\/a> showed. (<strong>Warning: The language is graphic.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want\u2026war, you got it,\u201d the show host added, clenching his fists and letting out a stream of expletives while his face turned red. \u201cI did not believe America was as corrupt as this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis country is administratively got a bunch of scum in charge of it,\u201d Jones added.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is a defendant in multiple defamation lawsuits over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-45358890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">false claims<\/a> that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax staged by the U.S. government to promote gun control and that the victims and the perpetrator were all paid actors. Jones\u2019 requests to dismiss the lawsuits were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2022, as <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/jury-reaches-verdict-alex-jones-pay-sandy-hook\/story?id=91399930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> reported at the time, a Connecticut jury on October 2022 awarded the relatives of the shooting victims up to $965 million in damages for Jones statements that the jury deemed defamatory.<\/p>\n<p>A judge later added $473 million in punitive damages, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/alex-jones-files-bankruptcy-following-sandy-hook-verdict-court-filing-2022-12-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alex-jones-back-time-comically-large-gun-nwo-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jones<\/a> and his company, Free Speech Systems, filed for bankruptcy reorganization, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alex-jones-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-shooting-infowars-e2aa4dde1277b5cd7c179e409e7bcf80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The families of the shooting victims, according to the news agency, contested Jones\u2019 move by filing a motion to demand a liquidation of Jones\u2019 assets, alleging that Jones was not making progress on paying what he owed the families.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you ever listened to an Alex Jones show?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez is set to decide on the motion on June 14, the news wire reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex Jones just broadcast today that government is right now in the process of attempting to illegally seize the InfoWars studios, to put locks on the doors, then force liquidate all broadcast assets, to silence [Jones],\u201d Mike Adams, an associate of Jones said, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HealthRanger\/status\/1796984356617019778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday post<\/a> on the HealthRanger account on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlex slept in his studio last night and has publicly said he would call local police to stop the illegal federal raid on his studios. Details are coming in slowly, situation is uncertain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victims\u2019 families are particularly frustrated with what they consider to be exorbitant spending by Jones despite his bankruptcy proceedings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/14\/alex-jones-pays-own-wife-15k-a-month-as-sandy-hook-families-are-yet-to-see-a-dime-from-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported in September 2023, citing Jones\u2019 bankruptcy documents.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the newspaper reported that Jones hands out $15,000 to his wife, Erika Wulff Jones, every month\u2014payments deemed \u201cfraudulent transfers\u201d by lawyers representing Sandy Hook victims\u2019 families.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jones maintained that a prenuptial agreement mandates the disbursements, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is disturbing that Alex Jones continues to spend money on excessive household expenditures and his extravagant lifestyle when that money rightfully belongs to the families he spent years tormenting,\u201d Christopher Mattei, a lawyer representing the families, told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, on the other hand, claimed in his Saturday broadcast, sobbing, that the \u201cdeep state\u201d was seeking to ruin him,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/03\/us-news\/alex-jones-sobs-screams-as-claims-feds-shutting-infowars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been targeted for abuse. I was duped by someone. Federal files in secret have claimed that I\u2019m committing crimes,\u201d Jones said, according to a clip <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1797074273603047630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> on X. \u201cThis was untrue, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone cut your monthly income by 90%. 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Follow Andrew on Twitter: @RealAndrewJose <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Washington, District of Columbia <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi, French, Russian <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  International Politics, National Security, U.S. Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far-right figure Alex Jones alleges federal authorities are targeting his website, InfoWars, for promoting conspiracy theories. 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