so basically Jones said that he thought one of the SH parents was a crisis actor but now sees that he's just slow and probably on the spectrum
― F'kin Magnetometers, how do they work? (President Keyes), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:14 (one year ago) link
natural mistake!
― F'kin Magnetometers, how do they work? (President Keyes), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:15 (one year ago) link
this is very delicious stuff
― There are a million things you could object to, and they're all sustained. (WmC), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:37 (one year ago) link
Bankston asks if Alex Jones has been connecting Judge Gamble to child traffickers and pedophilia. Jones says, "No, that's not what I'm saying." Bankston moves to introduce a clip from Thursday's show. Reynal found wired headphones to review the clip.— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:39 (one year ago) link
you'd swear this is what The Trial of Tim Heidecker was a parody of
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:40 (one year ago) link
lol, it took about 10 minutes to get him to say why he (last Friday!) published a photo of the Judge (the one sitting 2 feet to his left) on fire. After a bunch of hedging and claiming he knew nothing about it, he said that he thought the fire was "justice" and that the judge was being consumed in justice. ok, that's kinda funny
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:41 (one year ago) link
100% otm. i've been wanting to say that so bad, but am trying to limit my references to the trial of tim heidecker to no more than one per month. but damn, there is absolutely zero difference between that and this
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:42 (one year ago) link
Smooth
Bankston introduces a video of Jones bashing the jury to be played for the jury— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:43 (one year ago) link
Video clip is of Jones: "A lot of people are awake to the new world order, but they're experts in leftist jurisdictions in sending out jury summons, and hitting—let's just say this—extremely blue collar folks. Half that jury panel does not know who I am. They've said that."— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:48 (one year ago) link
The sad thing is (and correct me if I'm wrong) is that at worst Alex Jones is going to end up a demi-pariah loitering on the outskirts of celebrity infamy, like OJ Simpson.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:53 (one year ago) link
(At worst for him, I should say. At best for us.)
Remember: two more trials to go, and in both cases, like this one, default judgments already apply.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 15:54 (one year ago) link
is it possible that his strategy now is to say something bad about the judge and jury on tv every day so that it has to be taken up as evidence the next day and just keeps the sentencing phase going for all eternity?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:00 (one year ago) link
If there was ever any doubt that this man is not well, it’s gone now.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:01 (one year ago) link
I'm sorry, but I don't buy into the "not well" bullshit. Maybe not, but he knows exactly what the fuck he is doing and he deserves absolutely no cover to be able to lay the blame elsewhere than his own greed.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:04 (one year ago) link
Hopefully it didn’t sound like I was trying to defend the man or his organization there.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:07 (one year ago) link
No, sorry, I've just seen it batted around a few other places in the last few days and the idea irked me because I think he is fully capable of owning his shit, so I probably came across as more annoyed by it than intended. I definitely didn't interpret you as defending him!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:11 (one year ago) link
Watching him on the stand is how I imagine Trump would fare (if not better).
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:17 (one year ago) link
What the FUCK
BANKSTON: Did you know 12 days ago your attorney’s messed up and sent me an entire digital copy of your entire cell phone with every text message you’ve sent for the past 2 years? And when informed did not take any steps to identify it as privilege?— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:20 (one year ago) link
Sandy Hook parents' lawyer is now asking Jones about the times he has emailed about Sandy Hook over the last several years, despite testifying under oath he couldn't find any emails about Sandy Hook. There are apparently a lot of them. One is on a screen right now.— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
Hahah oh boy I am loving this.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:22 (one year ago) link
Yeah whoops
Boom: Sandy Hook lawyer reveals that Alex Jones's lawyers accidentally gave him a copy of Jones's entire phone, which he now plans to use as proof that Jones lied under oath about not having relevant text messages: "Do you know what perjury is?"— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 3, 2022
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:22 (one year ago) link
This is a big deal because Jones previously testified under oath that he gave all his SH texts up to the plaintiffs. He didn't. This is from 2020.— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:24 (one year ago) link
what would a default judgment mean?
― death generator (lukas), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:24 (one year ago) link
Holy shit. I wonder if maybe, say, the 1/6 committee might also be interested in all of his texts for the last two years. Just spitballin' here of course.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:25 (one year ago) link
xpost Basically he didn't show up the charge so he's already legally guilty. This, and the other two juries, are going to determine appropriate penalties.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:25 (one year ago) link
xpost This...is a good point.
This is like a car crash that never ends. You can’t look away, you can’t stop gasping
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:27 (one year ago) link
are going to determine appropriate penalties.
oh yeah? is Edgar Allen Poe on the jury? Clive Barker? if not then the penalty probably won't be appropriate, will it?
― death generator (lukas), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:30 (one year ago) link
there's been some criticism about the competence of Jones' lawyer, but I think that Luke* Wilson is doing fine
*in an earlier version of this joke I mixed up Luke and Owen
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:30 (one year ago) link
What are the odds that this will eventually result in a tax fraud investigation, too?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
When you know you're toast
Reynal does re-examination. Asks Jones if he thinks his lawyers have done a good job. Jones says yes. No further questions, and we're done with the circus.— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:35 (one year ago) link
Quick note that the jury gets to ask questions, though not all will be admitted. So this'll be fun.
i like this "juries can ask questions" thing, more courts shd encourage it
― mark s, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:49 (one year ago) link
question #1: what the fuck is wrong with you alex jones
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:50 (one year ago) link
this is a hilarious turn of events
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:51 (one year ago) link
The best part of the livestream is that we get to hear all the questions, not just the ones the judge allows to be asked/answered.
Also, I get the sense that the plaintiffs lawyers are performing a bit for the livestream whenever they're on break.
― There are a million things you could object to, and they're all sustained. (WmC), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
The jury questions are hysterical, clearly some offended jurors giving him the business about calling them blue collar people from another planet or whatever the line was
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 17:32 (one year ago) link
Lawyer here 👋 Here's why sending all your clients text messages to the other team's lawyers is actually a bad idea (1/58) 🧵— Rajat Suresh (@rajat_suresh) August 3, 2022
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 18:23 (one year ago) link
most of my beloved law-pod shitposters weren't paying attention when the story dropped -- like the issues raised in the trial weren't subtle or goofy enough? -- so watching them gradually catching up over the last hour or so has been a niche joy
pic.twitter.com/ATkBLCmhyj— Richie Deals (@allahliker) August 3, 2022
― mark s, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 18:45 (one year ago) link
And here's where the phone thing gets reeeeal interesting.
Also here is what happened with Alex Jones’s cell phone, according to Mark Bankston: the phone’s contents were put in a Dropbox folder the two parties had been to using to exchange materials roughly ten days ago— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
Specifically
Bankston used some of the material on the phone in his cross examination. Could only begin going through it last night. Will be looking through it for information that is newsworthy or relevant to law enforcement, and offering that to media/LE as they determine appropriate— dan solomon (@dansolomon) August 3, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 18:50 (one year ago) link
Can't wait for the Alex Jones 1/6 texts to drop
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
loving this
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:02 (one year ago) link
How does like 12 levels of motions practice upon the revelation of inadvertent production happen, and a demands for rulings on same and privilege and discussions in camera, and…wtf are these ppl
― Warning: Choking Hazard (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:12 (one year ago) link
The J6 committee has already said they’re gonna be requesting that phone data. Gonna be loads of fun when a Congressional committee starts itemizing all the ways the ohone messages differ from hus statements in his deposition.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:14 (one year ago) link
We're gonna find out who the aliens really are
― F'kin Magnetometers, how do they work? (President Keyes), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:20 (one year ago) link
“Life comes at you fast”
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
This, and the other two juries, are going to determine appropriate penalties.
these will be financial penalties rather than carceral penalties, right?
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:44 (one year ago) link
Dude's totally pulling a bawling Jim Bakker routine before the day's over. These charlatans always come crashing down the same way.
― henry s, Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:46 (one year ago) link
I don't think so. More money to be made from his fans (and they're STILL out there) continuing the persecuted martyr routine.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 3 August 2022 19:54 (one year ago) link