A spokesperson for the firm had no further information. “I don’t understand the motivation, but it struck me as cowardly not to put your name on this, to hide behind the scenes.”īailen left BakerHostetler on Feb. society lawyer had been behind the scenes helping coordinate this catastrophe from its earliest stages,” said Mark Bankston, the Texas lawyer who represents Lenny and Veronique as well as Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, parents of Jesse Lewis, who also perished at Sandy Hook. “I was certainly surprised to find documents showing an elite D.C. Infowars documents provided to the families’ Texas lawyers in preparation for those trials say Bailen “had to withdraw because of his wife’s employment.” In trials beginning this spring, juries will decide how much Infowars must pay the families in damages. In late 2021, about a year after BakerHostetler stopped working for Jones, judges ruled Jones liable by default in all four Sandy Hook lawsuits, a sweeping victory for the families. Jones repeatedly defied court orders to produce business and other records. Bailen - who left BakerHostetler at the end of February - said no, distanced himself from Jones and Sandy Hook, and complained to The New York Times, my employer.Ĭourt records filed after my book went to press suggest Bailen and BakerHostetler advised Infowars as the Sandy Hook cases dragged through the courts. In late 2021, reporting on Rosenworcel’s anticipated nomination, I asked the couple about Bailen’s work for Jones, and whether they considered it potentially problematic. Bailen’s spouse is Jessica Rosenworcel, the new chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. Mark Bailen, then a Washington-based partner at the prestigious firm of BakerHostetler, advised Jones throughout the Trump years, including, court documents say, on Sandy Hook. But one lawyer on Jones’ team eschewed the limelight. His revolving cast of lawyers has included First Amendment absolutists, culture warriors, and attention seekers. Jones is fighting a half-dozen defamation lawsuits filed by the targets of his bogus claims and has been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection to show that Lenny was right. In my book I trace the through line from Sandy Hook to Pizzagate, QAnon, coronavirus myths, the 2020 election lie and the Jan. He viewed Sandy Hook, the first mass shooting to generate viral false claims, as a foundational story of how misinformation has gained traction in American society. Lenny Pozner was a technology expert who devoted his life after Noah’s death to battling the conspiracists and the social media platforms that enabled them.
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