Alex Jones says he pleaded the Fifth 'almost 100 times' during Jan. 6 testimony

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Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones used his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination dozens of time on Monday during his testimony before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

On his radio show Tuesday, Jones told listeners that he pleaded the Fifth "almost 100 times." He wanted to answer the questions, Jones continued, but "at the same time, it's a good thing I didn't, because I'm the type that tries to answer things correctly, even if I don't know all the answers, and they can then kind of claim that's perjury."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.