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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 07:26 PM Jun 2019

Judge orders Roger Stone to file rebuttal to allegation he violated gag order

Source: The Hill

A federal judge Friday ordered President Trump's associate Roger Stone to file a rebuttal to prosecutors’ claim he violated a gag order with his social media posts.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the rebuttal to be filed by June 27 over several Instagram posts made by Stone in which he screenshotted articles about a court document filed in his case last month.


The screenshots showed articles about a court filing in which the Justice Department said it did not have a full report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which revealed that Russians had hacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Stone had been seeking the full report ahead of his November trial.

Prosecutors said this week that the posts are “commenting about this case and inviting news organizations to cover the issue” and they are “a violation of the current conditions of release, and the government accordingly calls it to the court’s attention.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/449800-judge-orders-roger-stone-to-file-rebuttal-to-allegation-he-violated

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Judge orders Roger Stone to file rebuttal to allegation he violated gag order (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2019 OP
Oh, that'll scare him. trev Jun 2019 #1
Put him in prison SHRED Jun 2019 #2
It's called due process. He's entitled to a rebuttal. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #3
that Judge is leaning over backwards to make sure he has a fair chance dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #6
Isn't this about the 3rd (or more) times Golden Raisin Jun 2019 #11
Probably never Ahpook Jun 2019 #17
Stone's lawyer's comment to the media was incredibly lame. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #4
Isn't this SOP nycbos Jun 2019 #5
It's not only SOP, it's constitutionally required. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #7
Just curious - why did the judge use the term "rebuttal" rather than "response'? KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #12
I don't think the court specifically used that term - I couldn't find it The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #14
Thanks. Looks like the press got a little loose with their dialog. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #15
Lock him up, lock him up Rural_Progressive Jun 2019 #8
This poor woman, Corgigal Jun 2019 #9
I just wonder where he'd be if he was black? Evolve Dammit Jun 2019 #10
Talk about white male privilege 215 BBOY Jun 2019 #13
He could always claim insanity. SeattleVet Jun 2019 #16
Groundhog Day for KGOP republicans Achilleaze Jun 2019 #18

trev

(1,480 posts)
1. Oh, that'll scare him.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 07:28 PM
Jun 2019

Put him in jail, which is where anyone else who violated their bail would be.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
3. It's called due process. He's entitled to a rebuttal.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 07:33 PM
Jun 2019

I just can't imagine how his lawyers will be able to come up with anything convincing.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. that Judge is leaning over backwards to make sure he has a fair chance
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:14 PM
Jun 2019

which is wise.
Lookinf forward to the boom dropping, tho.

Golden Raisin

(4,600 posts)
11. Isn't this about the 3rd (or more) times
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 09:15 PM
Jun 2019

Last edited Fri Jun 21, 2019, 10:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Judge Jackson has already leaned over backwards with leniency/second chances for Stone? At what point is she going to throw that SOB in jail?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
4. Stone's lawyer's comment to the media was incredibly lame.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 07:57 PM
Jun 2019

“Mr. Stone has limited his comments to matters widely reported in the news or public court filings. The government’s motion is ill advised and an astonishing overreaction.” LOL. It doesn't matter that Stone's comments were about "matters widely reported in the news or public court filings." He was told he couldn't comment about the case. Period.

nycbos

(6,033 posts)
5. Isn't this SOP
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:07 PM
Jun 2019

First the prosecutor comes forward with allegations and then the defense gets a change to respond?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
7. It's not only SOP, it's constitutionally required.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 08:22 PM
Jun 2019

The 5th Amendment says you can't be deprived of your life, liberty or property without due process. Since Stone could be sent to jail for violating the gag order, due process requires that he's entitled to a rebuttal and some sort of hearing.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
14. I don't think the court specifically used that term - I couldn't find it
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jun 2019

on the docket. (U.S.A. v. Stone, 1:19-cr-00018, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)

215 BBOY

(1 post)
13. Talk about white male privilege
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 09:53 PM
Jun 2019

If this fool isn't imprisoned after this, he never will be. The double standard in this country is frigging staggering!

SeattleVet

(5,468 posts)
16. He could always claim insanity.
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:32 PM
Jun 2019

I can't think of anything that he's ever done that doesn't demonstrate that he's totally, completely fucking nuts!

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