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Alex Jones Sues Jan. 6 Committee, Vows to Plead the Fifth

The far-right radio show host is trying to prevent the panel from obtaining his phone records and making him testify at a Jan. 10 deposition.

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By Dia Gill

Alex Jones, the far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist, plans to sue Congress’ Jan. 6 committee to block them from retrieving his phone records and compelling him to testify at a Jan. 10 deposition. Jones has said that the panel is offering him immunity in exchange for his testimony, but he plans to invoke the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, according to his suit. Jones claims that his work is a “journalistic activity” and thus protected by the First Amendment. In total, Jones plans to invoke the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments in declining to produce requested documents.

Read it at Politico

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