Attorney Chris Mattei, it seems, was exactly right.
During one of the many heated exchanges from Alex Jones’ day in court Thursday, Mattei suggested he caught Jones plugging a landing page where people can make cryptocurrency donations to his Infowars channel.
Jones was called to testify Thursday as part of his defamation damages trial in Connecticut. When questioning moved to crypto, he listed the full url where the donation page can be found.
“Was that a little advertisement just there,” Mattei asked.
“Well, we’re fighting the deep state,” Jones responded. “We need money.”
A few minutes after Mattei said:
“That will end up as a clip on your show tonight. Your advertisement for your cryptocurrency page.”
Less than 24 hours after the volley, Jones had done just that. A nearly minute-long advertisement featuring the exchange, with the page’s address emblazoned across the bottom, was in regular rotation on Jones’ Infowars channel.
Alex Jones held a press conference outside the courthouse on the sixth day of the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut MediaThe page offers visitors a chance to donate using one of eight forms of cryptocurrency.
“Please note that your sponsorship goes directly to supporting the Infowars Team in the fight for the truth against tyranny,” the page reads.
It does not, however, say that the donations go directly to Jones’ personal account. Last week, corporate representative Brittany Paz testified that’s where donations go. Thursday, Jones confirmed that with jurors. He said $9 million has been donated so far, all but $60,000 of which has been transferred to…
