But punitive damages are capped in Texas, IIUC, so he will have to pay "only" $ 4.5 million. But other suits are pending.Alex Jones seems to be getting it in the neck.
Good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62444302
But punitive damages are capped in Texas, IIUC, so he will have to pay "only" $ 4.5 million. But other suits are pending.
AIUI this is a civil claim, though. I can’t access the New Yorker piece but not sure how a pardon would absolve from civil liability.Meanwhile, elsewhere, the groundwork for Alex Jones's pardon is being laid...
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/state-legislatures-are-torching-democracy
Sorry about that. The article isn't actually about Jones, but about how state legislatures are becoming more undemocratic. It specifically describes Ohio, overall a moderate state, but one that has elected an extreme legislature, which is enacting laws that will keep the Republicans in power, no matter what the voters say. It's a reflection of the US's move away from democracy and towards fascism, in which normal values are turned upside-down, and outright villains get big rewards. We've already seen Trump do this, pardoning the biggest crooks and giving the likes of Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom. If Trump gets back in, this tendency will be accentuated, the Alec Jones of this world will be great heroes, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if one Republican's claim that Dr. Fauci would end up in jail turned out to be true. Please, someone tell me that I'm a hopeless pessimist!AIUI this is a civil claim, though. I can’t access the New Yorker piece but not sure how a pardon would absolve from civil liability.
Hate to be happy about any part of the Trump disaster, but I much desire his prosecution, so this seems a very positive development.Holy crap, the FBI is raiding T***p’s home in Mar-A-Lago!
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search-warrant-fbi-donald-trump/index.html
Raids do not happen without a district judge signing off on probable cause of a specific crime.
Fox News are going full-on end of days/destruction of democracy rhetoric, brilliant to watch and apparently all the fault of Biden as he is running the show.
One of the few things I liked about the Trump presidency was that waking up to news that some disaster had befallen him or his cronies always brightened up my day..Hate to be happy about any part of the Trump disaster, but I much desire his prosecution, so this seems a very positive development.
I will feel very uneasy until I hear the details of what they were looking for and what they found. My gut says it will take weeks before all is revealed, and T***p’s media allies will try to make the most of that time to sow doubt. I believe ultimately they will fail, but they’ll do plenty of damage in the interim.