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June 15, 2017
Kimberley D. Harris
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Andrew Lack
Chairman, NBC News
David Corvo
Executive Producer, ‘Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly’
NBC Universal
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Dear Ms. Harris, Mr. Lack and Mr. Corvo,
Our law firm represents several of the families who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook Elementary
School on December 14, 2012. 1,644 days have passed since that terrible morning. Parents have
marked their children’s seventh, eighth, and ninth birthdays not with wonder and joyful chaos,
but with the most profound loneliness this world knows. Erica Lafferty walked through a
graveyard in her wedding dress and veil so that she could feel close to her mother, Dawn
Lafferty Hochsprung – a woman who died trying to protect other parents’ children. Then there
are all the other days; regular Thursdays like this one where a sound or a smell can transform the
unrelenting ache of grief into intense, physical pain.
Surely, we can agree that these families have suffered enough already, and that they will
continue to suffer enough to last several lifetimes. Which is why we cannot fathom – from a
moral, ethical or legal standpoint – NBC’s decision to amplify the voice of a man who has made
a living debasing that suffering and smearing our clients’ names. Over the last few years, Alex
Jones has weaponized his radio show to publish false and defamatory statements about our
clients: chief among them that they are actors perpetrating a massive fraud on the American
public by faking the deaths of their loved ones.

 NBC is not responsible for the harassment and abuse Alex Jones has cruelly visited on our clients.
But, by choosing to air his interview with Ms. Kelly – at all, let alone at prime time on Father’s
Day – NBC has tendered its good name and considerable influence to provide Mr. Jones with
something he has never enjoyed: legitimacy. This decision may be driven by the simple urge to
gain an edge in a well-publicized ratings war; but it has devastating human consequences as well.
Airing Ms. Kelly’s interview implicitly endorses the notion that Mr. Jones’ lies are actually
“claims” that are worthy of serious debate; and in doing so it exponentially enhances the suffering
and distress of our clients. For that NBC is responsible.
We urge you to consider the ethical and legal ramifications of broadcasting this interview to
millions of Americans. By now, it should be clear to NBC that airing the interview will cause
serious emotional distress to dozens of Sandy Hook families. NBC – and NBC alone – has the
power to prevent that harm.
Sincerely,
Josh Koskoff
Katie Mesner-Hage
Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
On behalf of our clients:
Mark Barden
Jacqueline Barden
Hannah D’Avino
Nicole Hockley
Ian Hockley
Erica Lafferty
Veronique Pozner
Donna Soto
Jillian Soto
Carlee Soto Parisi
David Wheeler
Francine Wheeler