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Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars

The bidder that lost last month's auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' assets had complained that the process was rigged and "fatally flawed."

After two days of testimony in Houston, Judge Christopher Lopez took issue with what he called the lack of transparency in the process, the uneven playing field and the failure to maximize value for the people to whom Jones owes money. Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, said he "will continue to seek a resolution that helps the Sandy Hook families receive a positive outcome for the horror they endured," but lamented "that everyone was sent back to the drawing board with no winner, and no clear path forward for any bidder." Attorneys for FUAC and Jones aggressively pressed Murray, who was on the stand for more than eight hours Tuesday, prompting multiple objections about badgering the witness and reminders from the judge to "maintain decorum."

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