A bankruptcy judge will hear arguments Monday in Alex Jones’ effort to stop The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.
The judge could allow The Onion to move forward with the sale, order a new auction or name the other bidder as the winner.A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments on Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet
The other bidder, First United American Companies, runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements. Jones alleged The Onion’s bid was the result of fraud and collusion involving many of those families, the humor site and a court-appointed trustee who is overseeing the liquidation. Jones and First United American Companies claimed that the bid violated Lopez’s rules for the auction by including multiple entities and lacking a valid dollar amount. Jones also alleged Murray improperly canceled an expected round of live bidding and only selected among the sealed bids that were submitted.
Lopez’s September order on the auction procedures made a live bidding round optional. And it gave broad authority to Murray to conduct the sale, including the power to reject any bid, no matter how high, that was “contrary to the best interests” of Jones, his company and their creditors.“We’re all going to an evidentiary hearing and I’m going to figure out exactly what happened,” he said. “No one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction.
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