Pierce writes: "And the justice is in the halls..."
Roger Stone, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, leaves the Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse on January 25, 2019. Stone was charged by the government of obstruction, giving false statements and witness tampering. (photo: Johnny Louis/Getty Images)
That Instagram Post Is Who Roger Stone Has Always Been. Now He Has to Shut Up.
23 February 19
But don't bet on it.
nd the justice is in the halls. From NBC News:
Before her ruling imposing a strict gag order, district Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she didn’t find the former Trump adviser’s defense credible, and that he “couldn’t keep his story straight on the stand” when she allowed him the opportunity to explain his decision to post an image of her on social media with what appeared to be the crosshairs of a gun near her head.
The photo, posted to Stone's Instagram account earlier this week, was accompanied by a caption in which he suggested Jackson was politically biased, slammed Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and sought donations for his legal defense. "I am hurtfully sorry for my own stupidity. I am kicking myself, not as much as my wife is kicking me," Stone told the court. He called the Instagram post "a momentary lapse of judgement" before saying that the photo was selected by someone who works for him, which he estimated was about "five or six people."
Roger Stone has been a blight on the political landscape for almost a half-century. The Instagram post was a perfect example of his entire career. He became famous for stunts like that. He got rich by being utterly amoral. People talking about how stupid he was missed the point. He is what he is. The post was what he does. Now, he has to shut up. About everything. I don't like the chances.
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