A judge punished Alex Jones for refusing to turn over data that could reveal how much he made from Sandy Hook coverage

• Alex Jones is trying to figure out how much he should pay the families of the Sandy Hook victims.

• Jones was reprimanded by the judge on the first day.

• A jury ordered Jones to pay $50 million to the parents of Jesse Lewis.

Alex Jones was reprimanded by a judge for not turning over documents again.

The right-wing conspiracy theorist was reprimanded by a Connecticut judge on Tuesday for not turning over enough data about his coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Jones is on trial in Connecticut to determine how much he has to pay the families of the victims of the 2012 massacre over his false claims that the mass shooting was a hoax.

Lawyers for the families wanted to show a connection between merchandise sales and the data from the internet search engine. Data from the last three years was not revealed by Jones.

Jones was reprimanded and fined for his failure to fulfill his discovery obligations. His lawyers could not argue that he didn't profit from his coverage of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Bellis said that the default was caused by the cavalier attitude with respect to their discovery obligations.

The judge said that the defendants have engaged in dilatory and obstructive discovery practices from the beginning.

Jones didn't show up at the courthouse in Connecticut on Tuesday. The courtroom was packed with people. Family members entered 15 minutes before the trial.

A female protester held up a sign that said "Alex Jones karma is a bitch" about an hour before the trial started.

A Texas jury ordered Jones to pay almost $50 million to the parents of Jesse Lewis, one of the 26 people killed in the school massacre, after they sued him for defamation.

Jones and his company were found to be responsible for defaming 15 people.

Several Sandy Hook shooting victims and an FBI agent are included in three separate lawsuits that have been consolidated.

According to the Associated Press, Jones's followers have made death threats against the people because of his claims that the shooting was a hoax.

During his initial defamation trial in Texas, Jones admitted that the Sandy Hook shooting was real and apologized for hurting the feelings of the victims' families, but he later changed his mind and said he didn't apologize anymore. I'm finished.

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