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Eric W. Dolan

Alex Jones' lawyer calls for mistrial

Alex Jones of InfoWars (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/InfoWars)

The lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called for a mistrial in his defamation damages trial on Thursday after inadvertently sending a trove of cell phone data to the attorney representing the family of one of the Sandy Hook parents.

But Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble denied the request, saying "I don't think it's a mistrial based on this," according to a report from Business Insider.

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