- A Texas judge admonished Alex Jones for speaking with reporters during a break in his defamation trial.
- "We're not going to have that again," District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble told Jones when he returned to court.
- Tuesday is the first day of Jones' defamation trial over false comments he made about Sandy Hook.
A Texas judge reprimanded far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for speaking to reporters during a break in his Sandy Hook defamation trial on Tuesday.
"We're not going to have that again," District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble told Jones.
CNN reporter Oliver Darcy reported that Gamble continued: "Every participant in this trial … is ordered to be silent out of this courtroom, or if there is any member of the jury in sight."
Bridget Spencer, a reporter for local station WAPP, tweeted a video showing Jones interacting with the media during a short break in his trial. Jones railed against the court proceedings as a violation of his First Amendment rights.
"This is a kangaroo court, this is a political action, it's a witch hunt — I'll be back later," he continued, before he was ushered away.
Tuesday is the first day of Jones' defamation trial over false comments he made that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a "hoax."
A jury in the defamation trial — brought by parents of a Sandy Hook victim — will decide how much Jones should pay them for making the false claims.
Jones, a Texas native, has already been found guilty of defamation by courts in his home state and in Connecticut.
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