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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudge hammers Roger Stone for attacking her with unhinged Instagram post
Eric W. Dolan 21 FEB 2019 AT 15:00 ET
Stone apologized to the judge at a hearing on Thursday.
I believe I abused the order for which I am sorry, he said. I am kicking myself over my own stupidity. I offer no excuse for it, no justification. It was the outgrowth of a lapse in judgement.
I let myself down, my family down, my attorneys down, Stone added. It was a momentary lapse of judgement.
But Jackson grilled Stone over his behavior. She asked Stone how hard it would have been to find a picture of her that did not include crosshairs.
Stone insisted that he thought the symbol was the logo of an organization and an occult symbol.
Jackson then asked why he continued to talk publicly about the Instagram post after it had been taken down.
Stone struggled to explain where he found the image and how it got posted onto his Instagram page. He suggested one of his volunteers may have found it.
I believe I abused the order for which I am sorry, he said. I am kicking myself over my own stupidity. I offer no excuse for it, no justification. It was the outgrowth of a lapse in judgement.
I let myself down, my family down, my attorneys down, Stone added. It was a momentary lapse of judgement.
But Jackson grilled Stone over his behavior. She asked Stone how hard it would have been to find a picture of her that did not include crosshairs.
Stone insisted that he thought the symbol was the logo of an organization and an occult symbol.
Jackson then asked why he continued to talk publicly about the Instagram post after it had been taken down.
Stone struggled to explain where he found the image and how it got posted onto his Instagram page. He suggested one of his volunteers may have found it.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/judge-hammers-roger-stone-attacking-unhinged-instagram-post/
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Judge hammers Roger Stone for attacking her with unhinged Instagram post (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Feb 2019
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BSdetect
(8,989 posts)1. Ah yes, the old "one of my volunteers" excuse. Nail his ass to the jail floor.
Botany
(70,291 posts)2. Momentary Lapse?
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. Lifetime is more like it!
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)3. That weirdo has volunteers???
What exactly do they volunteer to do???
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)4. Volunteers may think long and hard
about doing dirty work for him in the future, because Stone has made it clear he's willing to throw anyone under the bus to save his own sorry ass.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)6. Hey just like his hero Dump
Go figure...
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)7. Yep, exactly! nt