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Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Probably needs to be settled before Trump gets in?

Can Trump pardon Jones? I thought pardons apply in criminal cases, not in civil cases like bankruptcy.

And as a follow on, if the president pardons someone for a crime can those harmed by it still sue the perpetrator for damages in a civil case?

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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This is kind of bullshit. The Sandy Hook families were a part of The Onion’s bid. They were clearly ok with it. The court knows it can’t sell it back to Jones or a proxy of, but this decision also allows Jones to continue as if he hadn’t sold. And I think that’s what they’re aiming for

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Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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I don't think anything can ever happen in the US -- that's part of the First Amendment.

I do think there should be some other way that would lead to Alex Jones lose his audience. But I don't see anything happening yet.

Trump and Elon are not nearly as bad as Alex Jones (arguably), and lots of people don't like them, but they have an audience, lots of other people like them, support them and send money to them. If they are not held responsible for things they say, if Trump is aquitted of January 6th, I don't think people should expect much to happen.

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