Alex Jones Renews ‘Deep State’ Claim at Defamation Trial (1)

Combative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones doubled down on his claim that defamation lawsuits filed by the families of 26 children and educators gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School are part of a liberal plot to destroy him.

“I think this is a Deep State situation,” Jones told jurors Thursday during the second week of a civil trial in Connecticut. When asked if his credibility is the most important thing to him, the Infowars host replied: “No, crushing the globalists.”

Jurors are hearing testimony to determine how much the Internet host must pay in damages for defaming eight families and ...