Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Offers Sandy Hook Victims’ Families $55 Million Settlement – Just 3% Jury’s $1 Billion Award

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is asking the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting victims to accept a settlement of $5.5 million a year for ten years. This means they would receive $55 million in total if they accepted this offer.

Jones falsely claimed that the victims were “crisis actors” trying to further gun control legislation.

Under the proposal, they could be granted more money depending on Jones’ income.

Those who would accept this deal would have to give up all legal claims against Jones or any party related to him.

Chris Mattei, the lead trial counsel for the families in Connecticut, made it clear that Jones’ proposal is not a serious one.

The families filed a counterproposal, which was focused on liquidating nearly all of Jones’ assets. Some of the assets they referred to were those related to his right-wing media company, Infowars.

“Our proposal, which is to liquidate Alex Jones’ assets, is the only feasible proposal to have the families be compensated quickly and in a way that recognizes the court’s decision that Alex Jones’ conduct was malicious and intentional,” Mattei told NPR.

The proposals were filed on December 15 in a U.S. bankruptcy court in Houston. Jones is required to determine how much he will need to pay after the hearings set to take place in February.

The bankruptcy judge will need to decide between the two competing proposals.

Jones has stated that he does not live an extravagant lifestyle, despite a report that he has a net worth of $14 million.

His assets include a $2.6 million home, a ranch worth $2.2 million, a lake house with a value of $1.8 million, a rental property amounting to $500,000 and four vehicles and two boats costing over $330,000.

Jarrod Martin, a lawyer based in Houston representing some of the victims’ families, expressed skeptical optimism about the recent developments in this case.

“This bankruptcy plan is the first time Jones has shared how he will be held accountable for the harm he caused the families,” Martin told NPR. “Our team is carefully examining that plan and will share our views of it in due time.”

A court ruled that Jones was unable to use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying the families $1 billion.

On December 10, Elon Musk reinstated Jones’ X account after 70% of users responded to a poll created by Musk on December 9 asking if Jones’ account should be revived. The Tesla CEO stated that everyone, including Jones, has the right to express their opinions and that X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking service and Community Notes would fact-check Jones’ future posts.