Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial


              Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis listens to attorney Norm Pattis during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              David Wheeler, parent of Ben Wheeler, watches an Alex Jones Info Wars video played in court during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis, left, talks with attorneys Alinor Sterling and Norm Pattis at the bench during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              Attorney Chris Mattei reads an email displayed on a video monitor to the jury during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              Erica Lafferty, daughter of Sandy Hook Principal Dawn Hochsprung, listens as both sides end their case during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              Attorney Norm Pattis looks on during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)
            
              An Alex Jones Info Wars video is played in court during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)