Alex Jones Says There 'Ain't No Money' To Pay Sandy Hook Families After Jury Verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has mocked a Connecticut jury verdict instructing him to pay families of the Sandy Hook massacre almost a billion dollars.

The victims' families sued Jones for spreading falsehoods about the tragic incident, claiming that his actions caused them to be harassed by conspiracy theorists. The radio host was also alleged to have used the family's pain for his own profit.

Following a Wednesday verdict that demanded he pays the massive amount to the victims, Jones came on a Livestream where he told his listeners that he had no money to pay before calling the trial a fraud.

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On a live stream for his program, InfoWars founder Jones ridiculed and laughed at the $965 million ruling granted to the families of the Sandy Hook victims.

According to Radar Online, the alt-right radio show host said he "ain't [got] no money," seemingly implying he does not intend to pay any of the massive amount imposed by a Connecticut jury on Wednesday.

In his long rant on his live stream, Jones bashed the litigation as a "show trial" and called the judicial process fraudulent. He also alleged that the victims' families were being "used," further suggesting that the verdict was all part of a big conspiracy.

Per the publication, Jones has since been advised by legal professionals to figure out a way to make payments to the family. In the event he tries to avoid the payments or hide other assets, the radio host might face jail time for disobeying the verdict.

Elsewhere in his live stream Jones further ridiculed the verdict and the 15 plaintiffs, saying, "do these people actually think they're getting any of this money."

The radio personality also mocked the large figures as they were read out by the jury, claiming that the scenario was just like Oprah Winfrey's infamous gifting episodes.

"Ain't gonna be happenin', ain't no money," Jones added.

Jones also claimed that he "lost count" of the damages being awarded before he began promoting his "vita mineral fusion" supplements to his viewers.

While Jones was adamant that he had no money to pay the victims, sources told Radar Online that the radio host had made several moves to hide some of his assets. It was reported that he transferred ownership of his $3 million Texas home to his wife to prevent it from being confiscated by the court. He has also since filed for bankruptcy to get out of the financial bind.

Per CBS News, Jones became involved in the legal drama after allegedly spreading untruths about the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school massacre, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six teachers.

Jones informed his audience that the shooting had been manufactured as an excuse to seize weapons just hours after it had occurred. Within a few days, he started to imply that the distraught parents were actors. He repeatedly claimed in the years that followed that the massacre was a massive fabrication orchestrated with government assistance.

The victims' families later filed a lawsuit against Jones over his online tirades, claiming that it provoked harassment and threats from conspiracy theorists who accused them of staging the murders of their own children. In the ensuing trial, the plaintiffs testified about feeling uneasy in their own houses as strangers came to their homes to record and insult them.

Following the verdict, some family members spoke about their agreement with the ruling in a press conference.

"All I can really say is I'm proud that what we were able to accomplish is to simply tell the truth. And it shouldn't be this hard, and it shouldn't be this scary," said Robbie Parker, who lost his 6-year-old daughter Emilie in the massacre. "Every day in that courtroom, we got up on the stand, and we told the truth."

A legal representative for the plaintiff, Josh Koskoff, also shared that he would be pleased "if this verdict shuts down" Jones for good, claiming he profited from the victims' pain.

"He's been walking in the shadow of death to try to profit on the backs of people who have just been devastated," he said. "That is not a business model that should be sustainable in the United States."