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claimed										claimed

the										the

attack										attack

that										that

left										left

more										more

than										than

two										two

dozen										dozen

people										people

dead										dead

including									including

20										20

children									children

was										was

a										a

hoax										hoax

and										and

accused										accused

a										a

grieving									grieving

parent										parent

of										of

being										being

an										an

actor										actor

in										in

the										the

days										days

after										after

the										the

murders										murders

A										A

Texas										Texas

jury										jury

awarded										awarded

nearly										nearly

50										50

million										million

dollars										dollars

in										in

a										a

separate									separate

damages										damages

trial										trial

this										this

summer										summer

and										and

Jones										Jones

likely										likely

faces										faces

yet										yet

another										another

trial										trial

before										before

the										the

year										year

is										is

up										up

For										For

some										some

perspective									perspective

on										on

the										the

scope										scope

of										of

this										this

award										award

and										and

what										what

happens										happens

now										now

we										we

turn										turn

to										to

Jesse										Jesse

Gessen										Gessen

He's										He's

a										a

trial										trial

lawyer										lawyer

in										in

California									California

who										who

works										works

on										on

both										both

civil										civil

and										and

criminal									criminal

cases										cases

Mr										Mr

Gessen										Gessen

welcome										welcome

to										to

the										the

NewsHour									NewsHour

Thank										Thank

you										you

for										for

joining										joining

us										us

Let's										Let's

just										just

start										start

with										with

some										some

context										context

on										on

this										this

verdict										verdict

It										It

is										is

an										an

enormous									enormous

amount										amount

of										of

money										money

What										What

did										did

you										you

think										think

when										when

you										you

heard										heard

the										the

damages										damages

being										being

awarded										awarded

Wow										Wow

quite										quite

frankly										frankly

it's										it's

probably									probably

one										one

of										of

the										the

largest										largest

defamation									defamation

verdicts									verdicts

in										in

U.S									  |	US

history										history

Also										Also

it's										it's

compensatory									compensatory

meaning										meaning

that										that

there's										there's

still										still

going										going

to										to

be										be

punitive									punitive

damages										damages

which										which

could										could

be										be

up										up

to										to

10									  |	ten

times										times

as										as

much										much

under										under

the										the

U.S									  |	US

United										United

States										States

Constitution									Constitution

So										So

we're										we're

gonna										gonna

see										see

probably									probably

this										this

verdict										verdict

at										at

least										least

I										I

would										would

say										say

at										at

least										least

double										double

or										or

triple										triple

or										or

maybe										maybe

even										even

up										up

to										to

10									  |	ten

times										times

more										more

For										For

anyone										anyone

following									following

the										the

trial										trial

I										I

mean										mean

it										it

was										was

an										an

incredibly									incredibly

emotional									emotional

trial										trial

emotional									emotional

testimony									testimony

from										from

the										the

parents										parents

who've										who've

lost										lost

their										their

children									children

in										in

the										the

most										most

horrific									horrific

way										way

Does										Does

that										that

do										do

you										you

think										think

did										did

that										that

play										play

a										a

role										role

in										in

the										the

size										size

of										of

the										the

verdict										verdict

that										that

was										was

eventually									eventually

awarded										awarded

Assuredly									Assuredly

This										This

verdict										verdict

says										says

two										two

things										things

Number										Number

one										one

it										it

says										says

we										we

hate										hate

Alex										Alex

Jones										Jones

and										and

number										number

two										two

that										that

we										we

are										are

inflamed									inflamed

and										and

we										we

feel										feel

that										that

these										these

parents										parents

have										have

lost										lost

something									something

very										very

very										very

very										very

special										special

to										to

them										them

and										and

we're										we're

going										going

to										to

do										do

our										our

best										best

to										to

give										give

it										it

back										back

to										to

them										them

with										with

our										our

verdict										verdict

We										We

should										should

point										point

out										out

earlier										earlier

this										this

year										year

Infowars									Infowars

and										and

its										its

parent										parent

company										company

did										did

file										file

for										for

bankruptcy									bankruptcy

protections									protections

What										What

kind										kind

of										of

impact										impact

could										could

that										that

have										have

on										on

the										the

amount										amount

that's										that's

actually									actually

paid										paid

out										out

Well										Well

the										the

verdict										verdict

is										is

against										against

Alex										Alex

Jones										Jones

and										and

the										the

company										company

and										and

so										so

Alex										Alex

Jones										Jones

may										may

end										end

up										up

filing										filing

for										for

bankruptcy									bankruptcy

protection									protection

as										as

well										well

His										His

estimated									estimated

net										net

worth										worth

is										is

anywhere									anywhere

between										between

$135										$135

to										to

$270										$270

million										million

so										so

he										he

may										may

declare										declare

bankruptcy									bankruptcy

as										as

well										well

but										but

it										it

is										is

certainly									certainly

possible									possible

that										that

this										this

verdict										verdict

and										and

the										the

Texas										Texas

verdict										verdict

could										could

be										be

swept										swept

up										up

into										into

the										the

bankruptcy									bankruptcy

and										and

significantly									significantly

decreased									decreased

under										under

US										US

bankruptcy									bankruptcy

law										law

You										You

mentioned									mentioned

that										that

Texas										Texas

verdict										verdict

and										and

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want										want

									  >	I

									  >	want

to										to

get										get

your										your

analysis									analysis

on										on

the										the

difference									difference

you										you

see										see

between										between

that										that

Texas										Texas

verdict										verdict

that										that

was										was

around										around

$50									  |	50

million										million

									  >	dollars

and										and

was										was

eventually									eventually

knocked										knocked

down										down

because										because

of										of

state										state

limits										limits

on										on

those										those

kinds										kinds

of										of

awards										awards

and										and

									  >	and

the										the

damages										damages

we										we

saw										saw

awarded										awarded

today										today

How										How

do										do

you										you

see										see

the										the

difference									difference

between										between

what										what

unfolded									unfolded

in										in

Texas										Texas

and										and

what										what

happened									happened

in										in

Connecticut									Connecticut

It's										It's

hard										hard

not										not

to										to

draw										draw

the										the

inference									inference

that										that

the										the

two										two

different									different

jury										jury

pools										pools

are										are

somewhat									somewhat

politically									politically

motivated									motivated

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compensatory									compensatory

damages										damages

in										in

the										the

Texas										Texas

verdict										verdict

was										was

$4									  |	four

million										million

									  >	dollars

The										The

compensatory									compensatory

damages										damages

in										in

the										the

Connecticut									Connecticut

verdict										verdict

is										is

$965									  |	nine

									  >	hundred

									  >	and

									  >	sixty

									  >	five

million										million

									  >	dollars

That's										That's

a										a

$961									  |	nine

									  >	hundred

									  >	and

									  >	sixty

									  >	one

million										million

									  >	dollar

difference									difference

in										in

compensatory									compensatory

damages										damages

We										We

still										still

have										have

to										to

see										see

punitive									punitive

damages										damages

in										in

Connecticut									Connecticut

so										so

									  >	that

the										the

difference									difference

could										could

be										be

even										even

far										far

more										more

striking									striking

I										I

think										think

it's										it's

safe										safe

to										to

say										say

that										that

the										the

Connecticut									Connecticut

verdict										verdict

is										is

a										a

far										far

									  >	liberal

more										more

liberal										liberal

jury										jury

pool										pool

and										and

that										that

had										had

to										to

have										have

factored									factored

into										into

									  >	into

their										their

verdict										verdict

We										We

should										should

also										also

point										point

out										out

we										we

learned										learned

later										later

today										today

that										that

Jones's										Jones's

lawyer										lawyer

has										has

said										said

they										they

do										do

plan										plan

to										to

appeal										appeal

but										but

Mr										Mr

Gesson									  |	Gessen

we										we

should										should

remind										remind

folks										folks

Mr										Mr

Jones										Jones

was										was

spreading									spreading

these										these

lies										lies

for										for

years										years

									  >	right

saying										saying

that										that

the										the

whole										whole

attack										attack

was										was

a										a

hoax										hoax

that										that

in										in

some										some

cases										cases

parents										parents

were										were

responsible									responsible

for										for

the										the

deaths										deaths

of										of

their										their

own										own

children									children

He's										He's

not										not

alone										alone

in										in

spreading									spreading

some										some

of										of

these										these

lies										lies

though										though

and										and

I										I

wonder										wonder

as										as

you										you

look										look

at										at

this										this

moment										moment

what										what

you										you

think										think

this										this

verdict										verdict

says										says

in										in

the										the

way										way

of										of

a										a

message										message

it										it

sends										sends

about										about

the										the

legal										legal

landscape									landscape

surrounding									surrounding

how										how

holding										holding

those										those

who										who

spread										spread

misinformation									misinformation

accountable									accountable

in										in

some										some

way										way

Well										Well

if										if

you're										you're

profiting									profiting

off										off

of										of

conspiracy									conspiracy

theories									theories

that										that

are										are

defamatory									defamatory

that										that

are										are

obviously									obviously

false										false

you										you

need										need

to										to

watch										watch

yourself									yourself

A									  |	and

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litigant									litigant

can										can

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clearly										clearly

prosper										prosper

in										in

two										two

very										very

separate									separate

forms									  |	forums

									  >	and

and										and

I										I

think										think

that										that

it										it

sends										sends

a										a

strong										strong

message										message

to										to

people										people

that										that

are										are

making										making

money										money

on										on

lies										lies

Especially								  |	and

									  >	especially

given										given

that										that

this										this

isn't										isn't

the										the

end										end

									  >	there's

									  >	a

we										we

have										have

the										the

punitive									punitive

damages										damages

verdict										verdict

and										and

then										then

we										we

also										also

have										have

a										a

third										third

Sandy										Sandy

Hook										Hook

lawsuit										lawsuit

So										So

I										I

think										think

that										that

it										it

sends										sends

a										a

strong										strong

message										message

to										to

people										people

who										who

are										are

in										in

the										the

business									business

of										of

peddling									peddling

conspiracies									conspiracies

That										That

is										is

Jesse										Jesse

Gesson									  |	Gessen

a										a

trial										trial

attorney									attorney

in										in

California									California

joining										joining

us										us

tonight										tonight

Mr										Mr

Gesson									  |	Gessen

thank										thank

you										you

for										for

your										your

time										time

Thank										Thank

you										you

for										for

having										having

me										me

Well										Well

relations									relations

between										between

the										the

White										White

House										House

and										and

Saudi										Saudi

Arabia's									Arabia's

ruling										ruling

royal										royal

family										family

are										are

at										at

a										a

low										low

point										point

and										and

may										may

be										be

set										set

to										to

dive										dive

even										even

lower										lower

From									  |	from

President									President

Biden's										Biden's

fighting									fighting

words										words

on										on

the										the

campaign									campaign

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to										to

recent										recent

Saudi-led									Saudi-led

cuts										cuts

in										in

global										global

oil										oil

supplies									supplies

the									  |	The

status										status

of										of

the										the

more										more

than										than

75										75

year										year

old										old

alliance									alliance

is										is

troubled									troubled

and										and

many										many

in										in

the										the

administration									administration

and										and

on										on

Capitol										Capitol

Hill										Hill

want										want

to										to

reset										reset

Nick										Nick

Schifrin									Schifrin

begins										begins

our										our

coverage									coverage

One										One

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the										the

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cruiser										cruiser

was										was

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Saudi										Saudi

Arabia										Arabia

America's									America's

longest										longest

relationship									relationship

with										with

an										an

Arab										Arab

state										state

began										began

77										77

years										years

ago										ago

Four-time									Four-time

elected										elected

US										US

President									President

Franklin									Franklin

Roosevelt									Roosevelt

and										and

Ibn										Ibn

Saud										Saud

the										the

warrior										warrior

monarch										monarch

backed										backed

by										by

a										a

fanatical									fanatical

clergy										clergy

created										created

a										a

fundamental									fundamental

agreement									agreement

American									American

security									security

in										in

exchange									exchange

for										for

Saudi										Saudi

energy										energy

But										But

today										today

that										that

agreement									agreement

must										must

be										be

re-examined									re-examined

President									President

Biden										Biden

told										told

CNN's										CNN's

Jake										Jake

Tapper										Tapper

last										last

night										night

There's										There's

gonna										gonna

be										be

some										some

consequences									consequences

for										for

what										what

they've										they've

done										done

with										with

Russia										Russia

What										What

the										the

Saudis										Saudis

did										did

with										with

fellow										fellow

OPEC										OPEC

leader										leader

Russia										Russia

is										is

the										the

largest										largest

oil										oil

production									production

cut										cut

in										in

more										more

than										than

two										two

years										years

over										over

US										US

warnings									warnings

It										It

was										was

announced									announced

by										by

OPEC										OPEC

Secretary									Secretary

General										General

Haitham										Haitham

al-Ghais								  |	al-Ghaïs

We										We

are										are

not										not

endangering									endangering

the										the

energy										energy

markets										markets

We										We

are										are

providing									providing

security									security

stability									stability

to										to

the										the

energy										energy

markets										markets

Everything									Everything

has										has

a										a

price										price

Including									Including

the										the

US-Saudi									US-Saudi

relationship									relationship

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the										the

1970s										1970s

Saudi										Saudi

Arabia										Arabia

helped										helped

lead										lead

an										an

oil										oil

embargo										embargo

over										over

US										US

support										support

for										for

Israel										Israel

You										You

have										have

declared									declared

a										a

jihad										jihad

against										against

the										the

United										United

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Can										Can

you										you

tell										tell

us										us

why										why

The										The

kingdom										kingdom

claims										claims

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fights										fights

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fires										fires

of										of

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The										The

Saudi										Saudi

Osama										Osama

bin										bin

Laden										Laden

sparked										sparked

global										global

attacks										attacks

against										against

the										the

West										West

and										and

its										its

Arab										Arab

allies										allies

15										15

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were										were

Saudi										Saudi

And										And

decades										decades

of										of

criticism									criticism

of										of

Saudi										Saudi

Arabia's									Arabia's

poor										poor

human										human

rights										rights

record										record

crescendoed									crescendoed

in										in

2018										2018

after										after

journalist									journalist

Jamal										Jamal

Khashoggi									Khashoggi

walked										walked

into										into

the										the

Saudi										Saudi

Istanbul's									Istanbul's

consulate									consulate

was										was

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