Fame and money obviously. Extending on the faux news playbook, Jones exploited the feeble minded and gullible with false conspiracy theories for profit.
"This is as serious as a heart attack," said Melber. "That warning about perjury is real. Jones is being sued for defamation and now he has been caught lying on the stand and he hasn't even reached the punishment phase of how much he would have to pay. It could get worse.
https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-testmony/