Lawyers Beg Court: Don't Ask Alex Jones About Right-wing Extremism or White Supremacy
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2022
- Alex Jones is in trouble again, and his lawyers are attempting to save him. Cenk Uygur, Jessica Burbank, and Mark Thompson discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. ruclips.net/user/theyoungturkslive
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"Alex Jones’ lawyers in the Sandy Hook case have asked a judge not to allow evidence of white supremacy or far-right extremism in the courtroom.
Jones, the host of Infowars and a far-right conspiracy theorist, has already lost the defamation lawsuit over his involvement in spreading a conspiracy that painted the parents of children murdered in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting as “crisis actors,” so the jury trial is set to determine how much he will pay in damages.
Lawyers for Jones filed a motion on Tuesday asking the judge to preclude “the introduction of evidence on the topics of white supremacy and right-wing extremism.” The lawyers don’t focus upon the veracity of the ties but more so that “such evidence is not relevant to the issues that will be before the jury and would also be unfairly prejudicial and inflammatory to the defendants.”
Jones and Infowars have lost multiple defamation lawsuits over the last two years, including ones in Connecticut and Texas over defaming Sandy Hook parents and another in Connecticut over Infowars falsely identifying a man as a mass shooter."
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Best line of this segment..."If you show the jury how prejudiced our client is, it will prejudice the jury against our client." ~Cenk
I was thinking the same. Yes, Cenk put it quit well.
@@mark-xx1lt Right!?! And isn't that basically the whole point of this trial - the fact that his prejudiced words influenced (i.e. caused his listeners to adopt those same prejudices, if they hadn't already done so) others to commit acts of crime/harassment? So if the things he says have the ability to influence his followers (obviously in a negative fashion), should they not be allowed to influence jurors as well?
There are lawyers, who study law and ethics. And then there are republican lawyers, who study incitement and propaganda.
Alex: "They're trying to silence me!!!"
Lawyers: "You can say anything you want to we're just gonna have you do it under oath"
Alex: "I plead the 5th"
That's a fancy way of saying "These facts will absolutely expose his character and weaken his defense, we can't have that"
"letting the jury know who and how my client is would make the jury know he's guilty." 😂
It's funny how the second anything is mildly inconvenient to them they're against it, but everyone else needs to suck it up, and live with the unfairness. 😂
There is no way anyone can make Jones look like a good guy.
What if he fell 20 stories on to Perjury Greene and Bobo at the same time and killed all 3.
Huh?....
😊
The Rittenhouse judge was the most biased I have ever seen a judge for the defense.
All they have to do is play 20 minutes of Jones ranting about Sandy Hook and the jury will render a verdict for the families in 10 minutes.
20 minutes of him ranting 5 minutes is enough, I get a headache from listening to him after three minutes
Asking to not ask Alex “Jabba” Jones about right wing extremism, is like asking to not ask Meghan McCain about her dad. By the way, did you know that she’s the daughter of John McCain?
"Judge, if the jury hears how horrible my client is, they might think he's horrible!" Whatchya got to hide Alex? You don't want to spew any of that vile you spew to the jury? Cowardly fascists who can't even stand by their words/associations.
The LGBT love cats. How long have you been LGBT?
@@thisisprogress6817 how long have you been bigoted?
@@JordanS215 I'm a life long progressive and have hated whites all that time. You?
@@thisisprogress6817 you're a troll who helps support tyt on youtube by commenting
@@JordanS215 "you're"
Hypocrisy, and cowardice…are always at the core of people like Jones.
You can’t yell fire falsely in building speech that fuels hate should be held accountable.
Well, Jones's lawyers just proved how guilty he is. In other words, don't ask Jones to explain his complicity with right-wing extremism and white supremacy. By God, that's America.
We don't have a "Justice System", we have a "Legal System". There is a big difference between the two.
I still say Rittenhouse judge needs to be investigated
Fuckin right!
Alex Jones is the real life Eric Cartman. 🤣
I was surprised that the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case didn't try and adopt Little Kyle. His bias was so obvious I thought it would have been grounds for a retrial with a different judge.
Right
"Blast furnace of hate" is a brilliant term
And fitting
The Kyle Rittenhouse trial was one of the worst miscarriages of justice I've seen in my entire life. And I've seen plenty
@@plantbasedanalyst6263 If you'd watched the video, you wouldn't have to ask ;)
Is your mom about to have an after birth abortion? She seems to want one.
Same
Kyle did as any active navy seal would of. Idiocy claims he was murderous
@@CrimeForCrime "Buying a machine automatically makes me a navy seal, because the NRA said so!" Maga's Delusions of Rambo, explained
When you don't want to prejudice the jury with the truth about who you are. 🙄
He says that he wasn't trying to cause pain & suffering by saying that the the whole incident at Sandy Hook wasn't real, but then goes on to say that the parents and their children who can't be brought back are being used to destroy the first amendment. So, he now admits that the children are actually dead, but in the same breath says that he didn't try to cause pain by saying that they weren't. That doesn't make any sense at all. My opinion? Million dollars per child.
Sounds like Alex Jones needs a safe space
A nice cell would do
inflammatory? have you advised your client not to act like trash?
he should pay heavily
The judge needs to hurry up and take every penny from this 💩🤡
My thoughts exactly! 👍
Everyone seems to think we have a justice system, no, we have a Legal system. Justice rarely is ever considered
If justice is considered, than we do have a justice system. Not perfect, but still it is there.
Being sued in civil court isn't the government affecting Jones' First Amendment Rights. But he doesn't mind pissing off members of his base who aren't capable of understanding that significant difference.
What are the odds that Ginni Thomas is one of his anonymous donors?
- Ginni Thomas
- NRA
- RNC
- Federalist Society
- John Birch Society
- Mercer Family
- Koch Industries
- numerous Evangelical churches
- The Kremlin
The judge should sentence Alex to 5000 lashes.
Once any jury hears what he did to those parents they’ll have all they need to know about his character.
I hope these lawsuits bankrupt Jones.
Poor little today fascists who do not want to be called fascists...
But, I thought they were proud little boys.
Right-wing extremism (one tenet of which is gun-nuttery) is the whole reason Jones made up those inflammatory charges on his show (claiming that the Sandy Hook families were just play-acting), the reason ended up as the target of a civil suit, the reason he lost, and the reason that it should be taken into account when the juries determine the damages. You can say what you want, Alex . . . but you're responsible for what you say.
It's PATHETIC in this Banana Republic. Someone could do this and go Unpunished this long! 😡
Umm! But asking about supremacy proves his character and how malicious he is.
So it's OK to be a Nazi but unfair to call them a Nazi.
WTF how many times did some families have to move because of harassment by Jone's actions show the jury show who he is
Why is Kyle Rittenhouse a celebrity now? What has this country come to? Has anyone seen “Idiocracy?!”
Kyle Rittenhouse is a celebrity because he lived every right-winger's dream --- to be able to kill someone they disagree with and get away with it. Even giving them their premise --- that he was defending himself and was rightfully acquitted --- which I don't agree with --- a lot of people defend themselves with firearms. Not all of them get to appear on the shows of right-wing pundits and get to speak at right-wing conventions. Why Rittenhouse? Because of who he killed. The right-wing rhetoric for years has boiled down to, "Wouldn't it be fun to murder the people we disagree with?" Look at right-wing campaign ads. Guns, guns, guns. Blowing things up. Hunting "RINOs." Putting crosshairs over their opponents' districts on campaign maps. Saying they want their opponent to be "afraid to leave his house." Trump saying his "Second Amendment people" were going to "take care of" Hillary Clinton. Gosar posting an anime that had himself murdering AOC. Saying they wanted their "Second Amendment remedies" against their opponents. These are only a few examples of their violent rhetoric. And they always have plausible deniability. They always say, "I didn't mean it _that_ way." But they don't stop. They keep preaching violence and criticize their political opponents for taking it the wrong way. So when a Rittenhouse comes along and actually gets away with shooting three BLM protesters (a movement they actively loathe because they hate people of color), they don't just celebrate him, they damn near deify him. They've only been talking about doing it for years. He actually got to _do_ it!
"But it's got electrolytes! "
"Water? You mean like from the toilet?"
But it’s super relevant in this case because he used his platform to sic these radicals on these families. That’s the whole reason for this lawsuit, that’s the reason that these people have had to move over and over after having to deal with the tragic losses of their children. It’s absolutely a factor in this case!!!
The argument of the defense was:
It is prejudicial to show _any_ evidence.
It will bias the jury to reach a verdict.
I seem to remember Rittenhouse threatened to sue media for reporting on the case. What happened? Did he realize his defamation case would hinge on whether he actually committed the killings?
Jessica Burbank presents really well. Her voice is calm and intelligent and professional.
Anna and Cenk have been doing a lotta passionate yelling lately.
I mean, I get it, justified too. Go you.
I just didn't realise it was actually raising my anxiety and actually turning me off the show.
Don't get me wrong, love you all to bits, but please keep bringing Jessica on the show. 😊🙏
Oh the irony. Wouldn't it be shame if Alex Jones was "slandered"?
@@mikez6683 I suggest you do research then and watch his shows, specifically the ones where he says the mass shooting in Colorado is a hoax and had his listeners harass and threatened the parents who lost their children. This isn't tribal left v right, it's about right v wrong.
@@mikez6683 The man is pure evil. Parents lost their children and his lies made their suffering insurmountably worse. Imagine losing your child to such a horrific event and then being harassed and threatened by people who listened to his lies. Unbelievably evil.
Alex Jones is arguably the worst human alive today.
Couldn't agree more.
character and Jones is an oxymoron , he's bursting with hate ,
At least he sucks a bunch of money out of the right wing that they can't spend on guns
It was his "character" that made him commit the transgressions in the first place. His "character" is important in this case.
but a murdered mans "dirty" toe nails can be exploited and brought up by his murderers lawyer
If a lawyers start to beg not ask the questions about certain things I will go ahead and ask it.
So much for law and order... Judicial system in the US is such a sham
This P.O.S. needs to be in jail!
Kyle Rittenhouse showed INTENT before ever going to his destination!
He sure as hell did the little p.o.s. went across state lines with an assault rifle and murdered 2people and the judge let him get away with double murder god dam pathetic.i have a feeling Rittenhouse is goin to get GOT by somebody that's fed up with the hipocrisy of these cretins and it will be a case of "what goes around comes around' boom. and his god dam mother drove his punk ass to do murder
Posted on FB about wanting to kill people
The judge in the Rittenhouse case should be in prison. He acted like a babysitter for Rittenhouse, not an impartial jurist by any stretch of the imagination.
That judge not allowing for either the magnifying video (zoom feature) to be shown and not allowing an expert to explain the image was the same ruined this case. Kyle is about as innocent as OJ.
This is what happens when you let your mouth get your a** in trouble..
Just go ahead and file bankruptcy like you always do
He already tried that.
Judges (3) stated, "You have $51 million in offshore accounts. So no Mr.Jones, you can't claim 'bankruptcy'." 🤣
@@stirlingfletcher7040 wonderful
I think you should drop 'justice system' for the more accurate 'legal system'.
Thank you, Cenk, Jessica, and Mark.
Character? He displays his character every day on his show. He’s an awful human being.
It's one thing to be a screaming idiot worshiping the death of school children. It's quite another to be worshiping the death of school children to coax more viewers to be sold on racist ideals.
If not for his bad character he would have no character!
Alex Jones is a monster . . . full stop.
So when does MTG get to face court on this issue?
If anyone tells him he is wrong on his show, that person will end up getting death threats and their address shared somehow.
They should give Alex Jones 5 to 10 years in the State Penitentiary...........
To be honest he can't be saved folks.
They know he's going to say some crazy💩.
The court should ABSOLUTELY ask now.
Wouldn't be surprised if mouthbreather Rogan is one of Alex Jones's funders/backers
So Rogan's an idiot? You lack objectivity and intelligence.
You need to watch Mary Poppins!
"Don't ask racists to be honest about if they're racist, that's UNFAIR! How COULD you ask questions where they can either be honest about their so-called "stand", keep silent and do no harm, or have to practise true self reflection to develop a genuinely non-monstrous opinion so the truth doesn't "sound bad"?"
Alex Jones is more weasel than human. How can anyone empathize with him?
So, he's talking about the poor parents who can't bring their kids back after he denied that the kids were dead in the first place.
I've been watching the trial in its entirety and I can honestly say Ricky from Trailer Park Boys was legitimately smarter in court than Alex Jones.
Every juror can see what a nice guy Alex is. Soft spoken, agreeable face, great attitude.
Lol
🤣
He literally attack the victims and their families character, and he doesn’t want any of it? Bwahahahh! He can dish it but he can’t take it.
Free speech doesn’t equal lying knowingly
his bigotry and misogynistic attitudes are clearly relevant to his case and the outcome of it...
Your right to free speech doesn’t extend to inciting hatred and violence Alex.
It does. Unfortunately for Alex this is the consequences for those actions.
So he could smear everybody but he shouldn't be smeared
Legal precedent now means nothing after Roe v Wade.
Sorry about your "right" too kill.
Dumb SOB
Jessica at the big desk! AND TAKING THE LEAD!!! 🤘😎
I don't know what the judge will say but of course it is relevant. It's what Jones does and further supports how he takes extremist ideas and attempts to make them main stream acceptable.
I would just like to point out that Alex Jones said this is about the parents and their children, who can not be brought back. You mean the children he claimed, for years, not only were not killed, but did not exist... BECAUSE THEY WERE ACTORS?
Let's call Alex Jones what he is: A Right Wing Joseph Goebbels.
More like a Nazi I.F. Stone. ☠️
If you don't give a $hit about the separation of church and state you don't get to even mention free speech.
Damned right!
Also, republiclans are factually doing everything they can to completely *remove the age of consent* so they can legally r8pe their own children, even their own babies.
Kyle Rittenhouse was a different case, he was a loner out there on his own doing his weird shit. Alex Jones is specifically siccing his audience on people, and who his audience are that he's siccing on them is very relevant.
alex, cucker, and others are the actual reasons why kyle became a problem.
Everyone has a right to an opinion, but everyone does not have a right to be free from consequences once they express it.
I'm not a lawyer, but I think there is a difference here about this type of evidence. In most court cases, the question is a matter of guilt and prejudicial stuff can be excluded as to not prejudice the jury.
But this preceding is different. Alex Jones has already been found guilty. He isn't presumed innocent. Therefore, he doesn't have the protections given to a person at the start of a trial.
Glad you are giving Jessica Burbank more air time. She’s has a refreshing take on these issues.
She also has excellent diction.
Anyone see, Austin Powers?
Where dude had that mole?
I can Alex Jones going all in on stand: "juice boxes, tadpoles, lizard people, pizza/russia/billgates..."
So based on his own statements, he should have no issues with his ties to extremists being allowed in trial.
I mean….if jones wanted a better light shined on him then he should have been a better man.
Jones is a monster.
How would that be forbidden from being talked about when the extremist on the right are EXACTLY who went after these families? Lmao that'd be like telling someone pressing charges for being shot, that they can't bring up the person who shot them during the trial. 🤦🏽♂️
Funny how what he had said about those families caused them the same problems he is saying would cause for him.
You still can’t run into a building and yell, “FIRE!”
I like what Cenk said about the extremism being relevant to the case. This is why Cenk is my favorite host with other reasons.
Ok I had to pause it after they showed the lawyers statement. Inflammatory? Prejudicial? gotta laugh cause Jones is both of them big time lol.
I always forget about this human meatball until someone mentions him.
In other words, the lawyers haven't been paying attention to how he's been showing what his character actually is in the previous hearings? He doesn't need to be outed as a racist extremist. He can't go on for 10 minutes without outing his own self as an extremist.
Can you find a single quote of his that is racist?
He can rant, homeless in the streets
He should pay until it hurts
trashed other people's character and now he's worried about his? GTFOH!!!
Jones is an attention seeking spoilt little boy. But as an adult he should be made accountable. But I'm not holding my breath. Law & Order is a joke in the US
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Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama
Rep. Brian Babin of Texas
Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida
Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas
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Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland
Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio
Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
and the many more who are guilty of committing crimes against the American people. Indict them all and sort their criminal azz out later while they sit in prison.