This is a really weird thing to get paranoid about. Alex Jones was no exemplar of conservative values, for all that he repeated some conservative talking points.
Though I don't know how you conduct a fair auction now that two key bidders' bids have been revealed.
Sounds a lot like FUA won the auction, but the trustee is playing games. The judge ordered a public auction, the trustee and the creditors don't get to side-step the judge's order because some of them might perceive their actions to be a better outcome.
Not really. Trustee’s obligation is to the creditors. Some of the creditors agreed to release their claims if it went to a third party. That has monetary value.