Infowars’ Bankruptcy Judge Removes Top Advisors, Orders Probe (1)

Infowars’ parent is facing a major setback in its Chapter 11 case after a bankruptcy judge removed its top attorney and chief restructuring officer for their failure to disclose prior connections to company founder Alex Jones.

Texas bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez on Tuesday evening sided with the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog and rejected motions by the parent company, Free Speech Systems LLC, to hire attorney Kyung Lee or his firm, Shannon & Lee LLP, as the company’s bankruptcy co-counsel.

The judge also directed the case’s bankruptcy trustee to examine Free Speech Systems’ financial affairs, operations and insider relationships. The ...