Former Trump adviser Roger Stone was given an epic slap on the wrist by a D.C. judge on Thursday after Judge Amy Berman Jackson slapped him with another gag order following an Instagram ‘death threat’ levied at the Judge.
Stone posted a photo to Instagram featuring Berman Jackson with a crosshair next to her head, for which he was ordered to explain himself in court on Thursday.
Apologizing for violating her previous gag order, Stone said on Thursday: “I abused the order for which I’m heartfully sorry,” adding “I’m kicking myself over my own stupidity but not more than my wife is kicking me.”
Stone: “I am kicking myself over my own stupidity but not more than my wife is kicking me.”
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
Stone: “I recognize that I let the court down. I let you down. I let myself down. I let my family down. I let my attorneys down. I can only say I’m sorry. it was a momentary lapse in judgement. Perhaps I talk too much.”
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
Stone then blamed one of his five volunteers for downloading the image he posted.
Stone says he’s asked his volunteers who was it who got the at-issue image. “Nobody will own up to it,” he says.
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
“Mr. Stone, I’m not giving you another chance. I have serious doubts about whether you’ve learned any lesson at all,” said Berman Jackson, who added that she wasn’t buying Stone’s apology – and would throw him in jail if he violates the new gag order.
Judge Jackson not taking Stone’s apology. Says it looks like it came from his lawyers: “So thank you, but the apology rings quite hollow.”
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
Judge Jackson in backing up the gag order, which limits Stone from speaking at all about the case: “So no, Mr. Stone I’m not giving you another chance. I have serious doubts about whether you’ve learned any lesson at all.”
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
Judge Jackson says any more mess ups and Stone may be sent to jail. “I want to be clear today. I gave you a second chance. But this is not baseball. There will not be a third chance.”
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) February 21, 2019
In short, much ado about nothing.
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