OAN Staff James Myers
8:05am – Wednesday, December 11, 2024
A federal judge rejected Alex Jones' sale Tuesday night. infowars A platform for satirical news organizations onion Mr. Jones claimed that the recent bankruptcy auction was conducted through illegal collusion.
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onion Nominated as successful bidder on November 14thth Concerning Jones' affiliated companies.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez's decision means Jones can remain in office. infowars Located in Austin, Texas. The Onion was planning to kick Jones out and start anew. infowars As a parody in January.
At the end of a lengthy two-day hearing in a Texas courtroom, Mr. Lopez criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome would be a huge loss to the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. “I left a lot of money behind.”
“We have to scratch and scratch and get everything we can for them,” Lopez said.
onion Provided $1.75 million in cash and other incentives infowars' Auction assets. First United American Companies, which operates a website selling nutritional supplements under Mr. Jones' name, made a bid of $3.5 million.
Additionally, Lopez said that although there were problems with the auction process, there was no fraud. He said he did not want a new auction and would leave decisions on next steps up to the trustees who oversaw the auction.
Trustee Christopher Murray defended onions Bid during the public hearing.
“There were only two people who showed up to bid, and … one was just better than the other,” Murray testified. onion. When asked how much better he felt, he replied, “a lot.”
Although the satirical outlet's cash offer was lower than First United American's, many members of the Sandy Hook family forfeited $750,000 in auction proceeds owed to them and gave it to other creditors. It also included a pledge to make more money available to its creditors. than received in First United American's bid.
Meanwhile, after being named the winning bidder last month, onion CEO Bell Collins explained their next plans. infowars in a statement on social media.
“We're going to have a website that's both super fun and super silly. To make this happen, we've retained the services of several Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers. I can’t wait to show you things,” he wrote.
moreover, onion The company said its “exclusive launch advertiser” will be the gun violence prevention group Everytown for Gun Safety.
In a satirical article posted on onionthe purported CEO of The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, said, “The decision to acquire InfoWars was an easy one for Global Tetrahedron's board of directors.”
“Founded in 1999 on the heels of the diabolical 'panic' and steadily growing ever since, InfoWars has emerged as a valuable tool for brainwashing and controlling the masses,” says the fake Global Tetrahedron. CEO Bryce P. Tetraeder writes. “There is no price too high for such a flexible treasure trove of assets and spirit.”
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