Sandy Hook lawyers say Alex Jones's attorneys accidentally gave them his phone contents

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Source: Washington Post

The legal team representing Infowars founder Alex Jones inadvertently sent the contents of his cellphone to a lawyer representing the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, the parents’ lawyer said in court Wednesday.

The apparent blunder, revealed by attorney Mark Bankston as Jones was on the stand in the damages phase of his defamation trial, unearthed previously undisclosed texts about the massacre and financial information about Infowars. Bankston, who represents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, told the far-right conspiracy theorist that his attorneys had “messed up and sent me an entire digital copy of your entire cellphone.”

“And that is how I know you lied to me when you said you didn’t have text messages about Sandy Hook,” Bankston said.

“This is your ‘Perry Mason’ moment,” Jones responded, a reference to the fictional lawyer famed for his stunning 11th-hour courtroom reveals. “I gave them my phone.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/03/alex-jones-sandy-hook-phone/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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1. "Inadvertently"? nt

[Probatim]

2. When you're a raging asshole and dumbass, it's quite possible you're lawyer would roll you.

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3. It was my first thought! nt

[Roy Rolling]

30. My thought?

Fire Rudy, he’s a terrible lawyer.

[Wednesdays]

4. This could be the beginning of the unraveling of not only Jones

but tRump and his entire cabal as well!

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5. Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails

This will be fun to watch

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/alex-jones-cell-phone-jan6-committee-subpoeana-1392270/

The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones’s text messages and emails revealed Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, Rolling Stone has learned.

On Wednesday, Sandy Hook victims’ attorney Mark Bankston told Jones that his attorney had mistakenly sent Bankston three years worth of the conspiracy theorist’s emails and text messages copied from his phone.

Now — a source familiar with the matter and another person briefed on it tell Rolling Stone — the January 6th committee is preparing to request that data from the plaintiff attorneys in order to aid its investigation of the insurrection. These internal deliberations among the committee, which is probing former President Donald Trump’s role in causing the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, began within minutes of the lawyer’s revelation being heard on the trial’s livestream on Wednesday afternoon.

Jones has already featured prominently in the panel’s investigation for his role in whipping up public support for the insurrection and for his close ties to alleged conspirator Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers militia. Jones frequently hosted Rhodes as a guest on his InfoWars channel and his militia provided security for the Texas-based conspiracist.

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27. On a slightly different note...

Julie Jenkins Fancelli, the Publix heiress who has donated over $20 million dollars to the trump campaign, is a huge fan of Alex Jones. Through Caroline Wren (Caitlin Jenner's campaign manager) Ms Fancelli added another half million dollars to be managed and dispersed by Alex Jones for the Women's First and Stop the Steal rally. She also donated $150,000.00 that was used for robocalls to gin up support and donations for the rally.

It should be interesting to see if texts from her surface on his phone... just to be clear, she trusted Alex Jones... with money

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6. Was his lawyer trying to hold back evidence?

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23. Obviously. And suborning perjury. But too incompetent to get away with it.

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24. Oh god...

Makes me wonder how long until his lawyer is brought before the board.

[SunSeeker]

25. Hopefully not until right after the trial, so that the judgment is not delayed.

But yes, he obviously knew his client lied when he said he had no Sandy Hook texts on his phone. He obviously planned on reacting a lot of stuff from what he pulled from Alex Jones's phone. My guess is his office sent the wrong (unredacted) file to plaintiffs' counsel.

It was reported on MSNBC that after the hearing there was a hot mic moment where Alex Jones' lawyer went over to plaintiffs' counsel and asked him "What exactly do you have? All of it?"

Apparently, this guy is the 10th or 11th lawyer Alex Jones had on the case. I imagine prior lawyers withdrew or were fired when they refused to suborn perjury. This guy was stupid enough to go along with Alex Jones' perjury.

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7. Jones has bad lawyers

Just like Trump.

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8. This is Jones' 10th or 11th lawyer

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31. Looks Like Jones Is Stuck With The Lawyers Rejected By Chump nt

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9. They aren't showing their cards, but did raise. Excellent strategy by atty Bankston.

[Martin68]

10. Perhaps the bumbling incompetence his lawyer has displayed during the trial is all an act.

Or maybe they are incompetent.

[christx30]

20. Maybe they had a bowl of

really spicy chili the other night. We know from Jomes himself that can cause mental instability.

[Eugene]

11. Alex Jones Perjury? Sandy Hook Parents Lawyer Says Infowar Host's Texts Were Sent to Him by Mistake

From NBC New York...

Jones: "This is your Perry Mason moment."

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28. Sure wish the cameraman had Jones in frame during the reveal

Career-ending mistake imho.

[Ziggysmom]

12. I'm loving this! It is pure schadenfreude.

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21. Wouldn't it be funny if Alex Jones' text messages brought down the entire Republican Party?

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13. Lawyers were perhaps the lowest bidder?

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14. How the hell can that even happen? nt

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26. My guess is defense counsel sent the wrong (unredacted) file to plaintiffs' counsel.

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It happens more often than attorneys like to admit. It's especially easy to do if the parties are using a shared database to exchange documents, which appears to be the case here:

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15. Aren't his lawyers in hot water now, too? Hiding evidence ....

[TheBlackAdder]

16. I guess that would depend on when his lawyers got it.

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17. It will be so great when the verdict comes down ...

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18. First rule of choosing a lawyer:

Make certain the lawyer is smarter than you.

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32. You'd Think That Rule Would Be Especially Easy For Alex Jones To Follow nt

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19. Here is a discussion of the 10 day rule that Mark Bankston mentioned

Mark notified Jones' attorney in writing of the production issue and put Jones's attorney on notice so as to start the ten day period. This is from a litigator who I met at a securities CLE more than 10 years ago.

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[SunSeeker]

22. This is so great!

[Ziggysmom]

29. Was the vampire pot belly goblins making them emails! Ahhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhh!

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33. There were intimate conversations between Alex Jones and Roger Stone in material produced

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