our footage also came with another hand, so we can let you know if you switch to mint, you ll get three months free on all of our plans. even unlimited. feels like that deserves an exclamation point. whoa. easy, easy. breaking news tonight. more than a week after a billion dollar verdict in connecticut, a texas judge has ruled that alex jones must pay the full $45.2 million in punitive damages to two sandy hook parents despite a state cap. that would bring total damages to almost $50 million for the parents of jesse lewis, who was killed at sandy hook elementary school. 26 people were murdered that day, including 20 children. jesse s parents had sued alex jones for defamation. both parents testified in court. scarlet lewis, jesse s mother was able to confront him in
reputations. a stretch, that is a question for the d.c. appeals court. last week, a federal judge ruled that it wouldn t be time to move forward on the defamation case itself, writing that the defendant should not be permitted to run the clock out on plaintiffs attempts to gain a remedy for what allegedly was a serious wrong. this is why today, the ex president of the united states was deposed under oath. so far, we don t know much about how the actual deposition went, but trump s lawyer said that he was pleased to set the record straight today, and called it all a political ploy. harry litman is a former deputy attorney general with the department of justice, and joins me now. harry, said the context here for a defamation suit. what the person suing has to show in order to be successful. think of alex jones who lost a billion dollar verdict last week. she s going to show that he said something false, and knew it was false. that is the basic core of it,
that the defendant should not be permitted to run the clock out on plaintiffs attempts to gain a remedy for what allegedly was a serious wrong. this is why today, the ex president of the united states was deposed under oath. so far, we don t know much about how the actual deposition went, but trump s lawyer said that he was pleased to set the record straight today, and called it all a political ploy. harry litman is a former deputy attorney general with the department of justice, and joins me now. harry, said the context here for a defamation suit. what the person suing has to show in order to be successful. think of alex jones who lost a billion dollar verdict last week. she s going to show that he said something false, and knew it was false. that is the basic core of it, and what is the false thing that they said? it s a hoax, all of these things. she s not my type. it is the basic showing that she needs to make.
this point we have to save this democracy. which is what is joe is talking about. we have to take that seriously, and i do believe that new voters can connect with that. absolutely. i think maria and joe, the important thing, is we actually could take a page out of their republican playbook of being out there loud and proud about what we have accomplished in terms of being a democrat. maria, it s always good to see you. and joe watch, my friend, you always bring the truth. i think both of you for being here from my political panel this morning thank you. thank you. and coming up! with so much for that one billion dollar verdict. alex jones saying that he s not going to stop spreading lies, and insists the sandy hook families won t get a red sent out of him. so what is next? christopher, the lead attorney for the sam hook families joins me next. ies join me next. when your time is threatened,
donald trump is reportedly considering testifying before the january six committee. with conditions of course. could this actually happen? and frankly, shot? it will ask congressman peter welch. plus, you think a billion dollar verdict would keep anyone from ever spreading lies again. but not alex jones. he says that he is not going to stop. what this means for their efforts to shut down americas lie machine. and to stop the spread of disinformation. and later, how heat is going mainstream in the gop. jonathan greenblatt of the anti-defamation league us here told talk about the rise of antisemitism, and racism, leading up to the midterms. all of that and more is coming up! and a good sunday morning to you. i am katie fang. we re gonna begin this morning show with breaking news out of california. and the possible big break in an investigation that has been