Alex Jones, the InfoWars host, has apologized to the owner of Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant. Alex Jones’s “Pizzagate” apology doesn’t come close. For one thing, the motivation seems to spring from his wallet, not the depths of his heart. (Erin Patrick O'Connor,Manuel Roig-Franzia/The Washington Post)If Jones were really interested in cleaning up the bilge he spreads, he wouldn’t be starting now. As my colleague Paul Farhi reported over the weekend, the timing of Jones’s apology suggests he was concerned about a potential lawsuit, since his remorse came after he received a letter from Alefantis’s lawyer last month.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2017 16:59 UTC