Alex Jones is suing to block the sale of his Infowars media company to satirical newspaper The Onion, which emerged as the winning bidder in a bankruptcy auction last week.
In a complaint filed late Monday night, the broadcaster asked a federal bankruptcy court in Texas to disqualify The Onion’s bid and instead recognize First United American Companies LLC—operator of his online supplement store—as the rightful winner of the auction.
Jones criticized The Onion’s $1.75 million winning bid as “sheer nonsense,” because it was only half the amount of what First United offered. He also objected to The Onion’s intentions to repurpose Infowars to advocate for progressive causes like gun control, a stance diametrically opposed to his own and that of his audience….