Alex Jones Says He Pleaded The Fifth Nearly 100 Times

CNN reports:

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones met virtually on Monday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, he announced on his podcast. A source familiar with the investigation also confirmed the meeting to CNN.

“I just had a very intense experience being interrogated by the January 6 committee,” Jones said on his podcast on Monday. “They were polite, but they were dogged.” Jones said that, by his lawyer’s count, he pleaded the Fifth Amendment “almost 100 times,” and that he was told to do “on advice of counsel.”

Jones said that while he wanted to answer the questions, he was afraid to do so because he believes that the committee, specifically Rep. Adam Schiff, would twist his words, and Jones said he was afraid of not answering all questions correctly and potentially perjuring himself.

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Jones, whose rhetoric helped rile up the crowd, said breaching the US Capitol was “so stupid and so dumb,” adding, “I didn’t support it that day and I don’t support it now.” He called it a “horrible historic fiasco” and said he wished it “never happened.” https://t.co/LpAPCCXltY

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 25, 2022