On Wednesday, families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims petitioned the bankruptcy court to seize Alex Jones’s X account as part of liquidating his assets. The families argued that Jones’s X account, which boasts more than 2.3 million followers, should be treated “no different than a customer list of any other liquidating business,” claiming that Jones uses the account to reach customers and gain profit.
This comes after Jones, who filed for bankruptcy protection in 2022, agreed to liquidate his assets in bankruptcy after failing to reach a settlement with the Sandy Hook families that would reduce the $1.5 billion he owes to the relatives of 20 students and six staff members killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Now, the families want the Houston, Texas judge to seize control of Jones’s social media accounts to ensure he is unable to start any new…
