HBO’s John Oliver mentioned that Alex Jones having his cellphone data disclosed by his lawyer was a blessing for us all.
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Oliver mentioned:
The contents of Jones’s cellphone might turn into an actual drawback for him. Not solely has the January sixth Committee already requested these cellphone data, however in addition they present Jones who’s tried to plead poverty on this case was incomes income of as a lot as $800,000 per day in gross sales in recent times. In the long run, it was decided that he has to pay $4 million in compensatory damages, however as everyone knows could possibly be only a week’s work for him, and one other $45 million in punitive damages though that may undoubtedly be topic to additional litigation, and look clearly none of that is going to cease him.
There are two extra trials coming and he’s going to seek out methods to show these right into a clown present as effectively and fundraise off them too, however on the very least this cellphone factor might make his life far more troublesome and for some time, and that’s one thing that we must always all be allowed to take pleasure in. As a result of to get up one morning and discover that Alex Jones’s legal professionals mistakenly shared his cellphone data is a real blessing. We don’t deserve this, however one factor’s for certain. He undoubtedly does.
Alex Jones’s phone is a big problem that won’t be going away anytime quickly. The 1/6 Committee will get his cellphone, and so will different legislation enforcement companies. The DOJ must be very enthusiastic about Jones’s cellphone across the time of the 1/6 assault.
Oliver is correct. Even when Jones is financially ruined, he would nonetheless be on the air and spreading his conspiracies. Nonetheless, if his cellphone ends in prison costs, Alex Jones gained’t be capable to make cash from behind bars.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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