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Brian Niemietz

Alex Jones decides against taking the stand on second day of Sandy Hook grilling

“Infowars” host Alex Jones decided against taking the stand on the second day of testimony in Waterbury, Connecticut, Friday, where a six-person jury will decide on punitive and compensatory damages he owes families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

The family members have said that their lives were further turned upside down by his false claims that the mass shooting was a hoax meant to influence public sentient with regards to gun control measures.

Jones’ first day on the stand Thursday went off the rails when the bombastic right-wing pundit told an attorney representing eight families harassed by Jones’ fans in the aftermath of his dubious reporting, “I’m done saying I’m sorry.”

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