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 courts attention.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/449800-judge-orders-roger-stone-to-file-rebuttal-to-allegation-he-violated
trev
(1,480 posts)Put him in jail, which is where anyone else who violated their bail would be.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)I'm so sick of this shit.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)I just can't imagine how his lawyers will be able to come up with anything convincing.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)which is wise.
Lookinf forward to the boom dropping, tho.
Golden Raisin
(4,600 posts)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?
Ahpook
(2,747 posts)Remember, we have two sets of laws in this country.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Mr. Stone has limited his comments to matters widely reported in the news or public court filings. The governments 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)First the prosecutor comes forward with allegations and then the defense gets a change to respond?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)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.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)n/t
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)on the docket. (U.S.A. v. Stone, 1:19-cr-00018, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)Rural_Progressive
(1,105 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)it's like she's forced to babysit a juvenile delinquent.
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)215 BBOY
(1 post)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)I can't think of anything that he's ever done that doesn't demonstrate that he's totally, completely fucking nuts!