Comet Ping Pong Owner on #Pizzagate Conspiracy: ‘This Could Happen to Anyone’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ in a The Kelly ░░░░░░░░ exclusive James alefantis owner ░░░░░░░░ comet ping pong What ░░░░░░░░ terrible ordeal this must ░░░░░░░░ been for you It ░░░░░░░░ been When this man ░░░░░░░░ into your restaurant with ░░░░░░░░ gun firing multiple shots ░░░░░░░░ one was injured you ░░░░░░░░ t there that day ░░░░░░░░ was there earlier that ░░░░░░░░ You knew things were ░░░░░░░░ a fevered pitch but ░░░░░░░░ you foresee that ALEFANTIS ░░░░░░░░ had been build before ░░░░░░░░ election Starting on November ░░░░░░░░ I started receiving messages ░░░░░░░░ my Instagram that were ░░░░░░░░ and strange and accusing ░░░░░░░░ of all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ and conspiracy And this ░░░░░░░░ and built and built ░░░░░░░░ over a month And ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ that was involved It ░░░░░░░░ my staff who was ░░░░░░░░ and attacked They received ░░░░░░░░ messages Facebook messages Then ░░░░░░░░ started to appear that ░░░░░░░░ of children and other ░░░░░░░░ were being taken from ░░░░░░░░ media and blasted throughout ░░░░░░░░ Internet with this insane ░░░░░░░░ idea filled with just ░░░░░░░░ about this impossible international ░░░░░░░░ of human traffickers involving ░░░░░░░░ Clinton KELLY And you ░░░░░░░░ re a democratic donor ░░░░░░░░ s nothing illegal about ░░░░░░░░ Doesn t make you ░░░░░░░░ pedophile or somebody that ░░░░░░░░ part of a child ░░░░░░░░ ring One of the ░░░░░░░░ that Trace showed in ░░░░░░░░ report people are saying ░░░░░░░░ this is evidence There ░░░░░░░░ a child with her ░░░░░░░░ taped down You re ░░░░░░░░ there s a simple ░░░░░░░░ for that ALEFANTIS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve invited your cameras ░░░░░░░░ the restaurant People have ░░░░░░░░ of these ideas People ░░░░░░░░ social media This is ░░░░░░░░ picture of my god ░░░░░░░░ very happily playing with ░░░░░░░░ sister Her sister has ░░░░░░░░ her hands I put ░░░░░░░░ on my Instagram with ░░░░░░░░ approval It sits there ░░░░░░░░ the Internet for a ░░░░░░░░ and a half and ░░░░░░░░ start building these lies ░░░░░░░░ falsities about innocent people ░░░░░░░░ then spreading this image ░░░░░░░░ the Internet KELLY When ░░░░░░░░ talk about fake news ░░░░░░░░ lot of people roll ░░░░░░░░ eyes The truth is ░░░░░░░░ don t always figure ░░░░░░░░ out And someone could ░░░░░░░░ been killed inside of ░░░░░░░░ restaurant ALEFANTIS Yes KELLY ░░░░░░░░ no good reason other ░░░░░░░░ people like Alex Jones ░░░░░░░░ a conspiracy theory that ░░░░░░░░ the D C Police ░░░░░░░░ has no basis in ░░░░░░░░ ALEFANTIS It s pack ░░░░░░░░ lies And it s ░░░░░░░░ What happens is this ░░░░░░░░ was inspired to drive ░░░░░░░░ four state lines with ░░░░░░░░ assault rifle and enter ░░░░░░░░ family friendly restaurant at ░░░░░░░░ 00 in the afternoon ░░░░░░░░ a Sunday You can ░░░░░░░░ the fear that must ░░░░░░░░ been felt by these ░░░░░░░░ And this is real ░░░░░░░░ My staff lives in ░░░░░░░░ My staff are the ░░░░░░░░ people I ve ever ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ sure they re safe ░░░░░░░░ do their job Imagine ░░░░░░░░ coming to your workplace ░░░░░░░░ an assault rifle KELLY ░░░░░░░░ to be accused of ░░░░░░░░ a pedophile when you ░░░░░░░░ e mails with the ░░░░░░░░ pizza It s really ░░░░░░░░ down the rabbit hole ░░░░░░░░ tell me whether this ░░░░░░░░ affected your business Separate ░░░░░░░░ apart from the fact ░░░░░░░░ no one was injured ░░░░░░░░ there have been real ░░░░░░░░ to you and your ░░░░░░░░ and staff The D ░░░░░░░░ Police are saying this ░░░░░░░░ fake Fake Thank you ░░░░░░░░ s true Yes It ░░░░░░░░ been justterrorized It s ░░░░░░░░ over a month of ░░░░░░░░ death threats to me ░░░░░░░░ of phone calls to ░░░░░░░░ restaurant asking for all ░░░░░░░░ of wild things like ░░░░░░░░ a cheese pizza Something ░░░░░░░░ we do We ve ░░░░░░░░ in existence for 10 ░░░░░░░░ It was difficult and ░░░░░░░░ Now our community has ░░░░░░░░ around us so we ░░░░░░░░ people coming in There ░░░░░░░░ families and kids We ░░░░░░░░ there We have private ░░░░░░░░ We re trying to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the staff ░░░░░░░░ safe that the community ░░░░░░░░ safe and the customers ░░░░░░░░ safe What needs to ░░░░░░░░ I think there has ░░░░░░░░ be some way of ░░░░░░░░ these things up There ░░░░░░░░ no it s impossible ░░░░░░░░ this news can go ░░░░░░░░ one person to the ░░░░░░░░ the next and the ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory and there ░░░░░░░░ no reporting no ability ░░░░░░░░ do anything KELLY I ░░░░░░░░ Reddit has banned this ░░░░░░░░ on its website slowly ░░░░░░░░ surely Those who helped ░░░░░░░░ it are trying to ░░░░░░░░ it back out of ░░░░░░░░ concerns for the safety ░░░░░░░░ This could happen to ░░░░░░░░ It s not just ░░░░░░░░ Any single person KELLY ░░░░░░░░ know you said to ░░░░░░░░ producers it s all ░░░░░░░░ until the gun comes ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ and telling your story ░░░░░░░░ you so much All ░░░░░░░░ best to you. Incredible.