John Oliver Applauds Alex Jones for ‘Master Class in What Not to Do in Court': ‘You F–ed With Info and This Time Info F–ing Won’
thewrap.commade to answer for his conspiracy theories surrounding the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2014. According to Oliver, the proceedings were a “master class in what not to do in court.”As a reminder of the terrible things Jones has said about the tragedy, Oliver pulled up a video clip showing one of the many times that Jones claimed the shooting was “completely fake, with actors.” And while Oliver agreed that Jones’ words have been wrong in many ways, he also pointed out that they aren’t all that shocking.“Look, obviously those claims are disgusting, but they shouldn’t really be that surprising coming from the guy who literally named his platform after going to war with information,” Oliver said. “Guess what Alex?
You f—ed with info, and this time, info f—ing won.”Turning to last week’s trial, Oliver couldn’t get over Jones’ own actions in the courtroom.
The host proceeded to call out the many ways that Jones “provoked” the judge throughout the trial, including how he has continued to host InfoWars, using the show to slander the judge and the jury, and openly defying the court’s rule about having no food or drink inside.“A lot of this was deliberate schtick on Jones’ part,” Oliver said.
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