if you're curious, this story does eventually mention that Trump was found liable by a jury of sexual abuse. It's a single line 27 graphs down. cnn.com/2024/07/20/pol…
on one hand he's been accused of sexual abuse dozens of times and bragged about assaulting women. on the other hand he was nice to sarah huckabee sanders, so

NEW: Elon Musk was recently deposed in a lawsuit for falsely accusing a Jewish man of being part of a neo-Nazi brawl. Musk tried to keep his testimony from the public. Here it is. 🧵

huffpost.com/entry/elon-mus… Musk was hit with the lawsuit last year after falsely accusing Ben Brody of being part of a neo-Nazi brawl. Brody wasn’t even in the same state when the brawl occurred. More here: huffpost.com/entry/elon-mus…

NEW: A judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify for a two-hour deposition as part of a defamation lawsuit after Musk promoted a false conspiracy that a member of a neo-Nazi brawl was instead a 22-year-old Jewish man posing as a fed.

huffpost.com/entry/elon-mus… Ben Brody wasn't even in Oregon at the time of the brawl, and even offered credit card receipts as proof. In a video, Brody said he and his family were being harassed. The next morning, Musk posted about Brody again. The posts remain on X.

More here:

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NEW: Elon Musk has been hit with a defamation suit after he falsely accused a 22-year-old recent college grad of being a federal agent involved with a neo-Nazi group. huffpost.com/entry/elon-mus… Ben Brody was harassed, doxxed, and forced to leave his home after Musk promoted the conspiracy that Brody was a federal agent in a fight between neo-Nazi group Rose City Nationalists and neo-fascist group the Proud Boys.

so strange how @FoxNews platformed this bigot but didn't include that in 1985 he was convicted of attempted murder, in 2015 charged with grabbing a juvenile in a sexual manner, and in 2019 charged with assault. I'll post links below if you want to add to your story @joshuaqnelson Here you go! manchesterinklink.com/ex-convict-tur…

Exclusive: @HuffPost has obtained text message conversations between Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson. We’re publishing the full texts. Here’s some of what we found:

huffpost.com/entry/exclusiv… From Sept. 2019 - May 2020, Jones and Carlson traded coronavirus conspiracies, a few jokes, and had at least one phone call after Jones told Carlson the Democrats were “working to get me arrested.”

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Week 4 in the Sandy Hook defamation trial of Alex Jones is about to start. Last week we heard devastating testimony from families whose lives were further ruined by Jones' lies about them. Hopefully we get to a verdict this week. Stick around for updates.

huffpost.com/entry/sandy-ho… Judge Barbara Bellis has entered. There's some discussion about what Alex Jones can and can't testify about should he decide to take the stand this week. That discussion likely to continue later today.

Another day of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial is about to get started. Yesterday we heard from a dad who was targeted by Alex Jones on Infowars. He tried to mourn his daughter, but Jones called him an actor. Years of vicious threats followed.

huffpost.com/entry/sandy-ho… Parent Robbie Parker will continue testifying. Here's what he and his wife Alissa said about their 6-year-old daughter Emilie, who was killed in the shooting.

Week 3 of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial continues this morning. Yesterday we heard from families who detailed the horrific threats and abuse they received for years from hoaxers. You can read some of that testimony here:

huffpost.com/entry/sandy-ho… Judge Bellis has entered. Court about to get underway as soon as attorney Norm Pattis can change his tie (?)

Welcome to week 3 of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial. Court is about to get started. I'll be giving updates from the live feed, and @NYTLiz is in the courtroom. Here's a bit of what happened last week. Good luck to us all.

huffpost.com/entry/alex-jon… Plaintiffs' attorney Alinor Sterling brings up Alex Jones' numerous press conferences. Tells Judge Bellis he gave 5 outside the courthouse last week. In one of them, Jones tells the jury to go do their own "research" on this case.

Good morning to another day of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial. Jones is still on the stand. Yesterday he deflected blame, showed zero sympathy for his lies, and flat out said he was done saying sorry. Let's see what happens today. TGIF.

huffpost.com/entry/alex-jon… Infowars has no less than five stories on the trial which all paint Jones as a hero standing up to the “elites.” He continues to profit off the suffering of families whose lives he further ruined.

Another day of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial is about to start. Could Jones testify today? We will see! I’m not in Connecticut this week, but here’s some fun graffiti I found outside of my apartment. And as always, give Liz a follow, who continues to report from the courtroom!

https://twitter.com/NYTLiz/status/1572944917663551488

Good morning from Connecticut, day 4 of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial. Got sick of seeing this sticker so took it down. Follow along for updates. Infowars corporate rep Britanny Paz has been testifying the last couple days. She doesn't seem to know anything.

"There's very little substance that Ms. Paz can testify to" Mattei tells Judge Bellis this morning.

Day 3 of Alex Jones’ second Sandy Hook defamation trial is about to start here in Connecticut. Found another stupid sticker outside the courthouse. Follow along for updates. Yesterday we heard from Brittany Paz, a lawyer acting as the corporate rep for Infowars/Free Speech Systems who doesn't seem to know very much. We'll continue hearing from her today.

https://twitter.com/SebastianMurdoc/status/1570057134955544578

Good morning from Waterbury, Connecticut, where another day of testimony in the second trial of Alex Jones is taking place for the lies he spread about Sandy Hook. Someone put this Infowars sticker up right outside the courthouse. My money is on Jones’ attorney Norm Pattis Yesterday we learned that Infowars traffic spiked as Jones spread lies about the shooting. From 2012 - 2019 the second most viewed story was titled "FBI Says Nobody Killed At Sandy Hook Massacre."

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Good morning from Waterbury, Connecticut, where Alex Jones’ second Sandy Hook defamation trial is set to begin. Opening arguments begin soon. The wifi is not great but I’ll be live tweeting what I can throughout the day. Jones is being sued by the families of 8 Sandy Hook victims for the lies he spread for years claiming the parents of dead children were "crisis actors." Now he faces trial in the state where the shooting happened.

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Good morning and welcome to another day of Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook defamation trial. Jones is on the stand and will be cross-examined today. Here’s his silly little sticker he ripped off his mouth when he realized no one cared (pic from last week). Stick around for updates. I'm not in court this week so just tweeting from the live-feed. Follow reporters on the ground including @dansolomon @JohnMoritz18 @NYTLiz

We’re in the second week of the Alex Jones defamation trial and Jones himself is expected to testify today. I’ll be tweeting the proceedings from the live feed once he’s on the stand. In the meantime, check out all these bats I saw in Austin. Parent Neil Heslin is on the stand. Jones is not in the room. Lawyer Wes Ball asks Heslin how he feels about that:

"It’s disrespectful. I think it’s a cowardly act of Alex Jones not to face me here in this courtroom....He doesn’t have the courage to sit here and face me."

Good morning from Austin on day 3 of testimony in the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial. It’s gonna be a busy day. Stick around for updates (pic from yesterday) Alex Jones is in the courtroom. He has three bodyguards sitting behind him and a fourth near the door.

Good morning from Austin, day 2 of the Alex Jones defamation trial. Court begins in about 30 mins. Stick around for updates (pic from yesterday) Doesn't look like Jones is showing up to his trial today. Yesterday he didn't come back from lunch, but instead went on Infowars to complain about the trial.

I’m at the Travis County Courthouse for opening statements in the trial of Alex Jones, who will have to pay up after spending years telling lies about the Sandy Hook school shooting. Stick around for updates. Some names to know:

Attorney Mark Bankston - representing parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis

Attorney Andino Reynal - representing Alex Jones

Judge Maya Guerro Gamble -- presiding judge who previously ruled default judgement against Jones