Judge Amy Berman Jackson is not happy with Stone this morning.

[Mrs. Overall]

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

1. LOCK HIM UP!!!

[DeminPennswoods]

11. Sure reads like she is going to do just that

unless Stone and his lawyers have some very, very, very, very good and compelling answers to her questions.

[brandnewday2009]

38. BLOW him up!

[Botany]

42. CAP LOCK HIM UP

Oh my Stone's time in the barrel is coming up today. How quickly will
he roll on everybody to try to save his ass?

[drbtg1]

92. IIRC, "time in a barrel" was Stone's phrase he used before the news was made public about...

...Al Franken's joke.

Yeah, it seems appropriate to use it now.

[SergeStorms]

105. "Time in THE barrel"...

as in the barrel of a gun awaiting someone to pull the trigger. Stone and his henchmen were the assholes who pulled the trigger on Franken, and many, many more good people. Stone should rot in jail just like Manafort.

[triron]

70. Good chance.

[Jim__]

2. Lock him up!

[TheBlackAdder]

71. What is he doing, trying to set up a mistrial or claim the judge is now prejudiced?

[cstanleytech]

76. That or maybe he is trying to get thrown in jail now as it might be safer for him if he has

anything on Putin or Putins major assets in the US like Trump.
After all Putin has a history of willing to assassinate people in other countries.

[LiberalLovinLug]

86. Maybe he's trying to push up his pardon?

Force the Don's hand. Because can't the President pardon for even a future verdict?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

100. He's trying to get Judge Jackson Berman to do something that will force her to recuse herself.

If he thinks he can get her removed for a more favorable judge, he'll try anything. He KNOWS he's mega-fucked. This is just the latest salvo in an attempt to get his case tossed.

I don't think I've ever seen a man so obsessed with stepping on his own dick (with golf shoes).

We've got lawyers here on DU -- tell me legal ones - how do you defend someone like this ?

[dalton99a]

3. Throw his ass in jail.

[sheshe2]

4. Yep.

Lock Him Up!

[Achilleaze]

5. The republican traitor deliberately Mooned the judge in public

and now the republicans will all whine whine whine that the traitor is being treated "unfairly" because he will actually be held to account.

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. Stone is a complete idiot.

[NewJeffCT]

8. he's an arrogant POS

who's gotten away with all sorts of garbage since the 1970s... he's not going to change.

[FirstLight]

83. THIS!

People like him really don't think the rules EVER apply to them.

[NewJeffCT]

7. lock him up

and throw away the key

[lagomorph777]

64. You know, now I'm glad we kept Gitmo open.

For just such an emergency.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. The Judge needs to revoke his bail....

Make him spend that time in jail until his trial. No comforts, limited visitation, wear the dreaded orange jumpsuit.

[jmbar2]

59. Take away his toupee

[ProudMNDemocrat]

60. Easy to hide shit in from the outside.....

Good idea.

[bluestarone]

91. YES plus NO Lawyer (HIS lawyers) contacting anybody concidered a witness!!!

NO phone NO internet!!!!

[manor321]

10. Here comes the judge!

[MineralMan]

12. That was predictable. Stone is an abject idiot.

Who would even think of doing something like that to the judge presiding over your criminal case? Rank stupidity!

I think the judge should simply revoke his release order and have him re-arrested and jailed until his trial. And that may be exactly what this judge does, with full justification.

[Lochloosa]

16. I would love to have heard the conversation between..

Stone and his lawyers.

[MineralMan]

20. I doubt it was a pleasant conversation.

Posting that photo was a real dick move. Even though he took it right down, people are watching his social media accounts like hawks right now, so it got massive distribution almost instantly.

The judge in his case, depicted in a photograph with crosshairs in the background? That's a clear threat and an attempt to interfere with the court. The judge will be fully justified in revoking his release order immediately. I think she should.

[Pachamama]

56. +10000

I completely agree

I would add that it is arrogance and hubris and that if he isn’t thrown in jail and gag order made stronger, he will never stop and others in that Cabal won’t either.

Roger is a big talker but wait till he is in an orange jumpsuit and having to be incarcerated till his trial.

[madaboutharry]

13. I guess his apology is NOT accepted!

He needs to go to jail. This bullshit of these traitors acting with impunity has got to end.

[NCjack]

98. Maybe he should have sent with his apology a box of cheap chocolates, just

to drive his message home.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

101. I'm told that the written "apology" is unprecedented.

But then again, so is posting a photo of the presiding judge with cross-hair target near her head (from an anti-semitic website).

If he thinks he's going to get a more sympathetic jurist, he just fucked himself. An attack on one of them is an attack on them all. They've already circled the wagons around her.

[marylandblue]

14. He can share a cell with Manafort.

[Eyeball_Kid]

80. I'd rather see them separated and isolated. Misery loves company.

Nothing should mitigate their separate misery. Let them rot and think about flipping. And if they flip, then let them rot a little more.

[NightWatcher]

15. Bye Felicia. Enjoy lockup.

[Sneederbunk]

17. Start sweating Roger.

[magicarpet]

18. RAT FUCKER,... just fucked his self...

The Toxic Masculinity of macho man Alex Jones rubbed off on Roger Stone.

Sleep with mangy dogs,.. wake up with ticks and fleas.

This Democ-RAT fucker has pulled these stunts too long,.. about time he was locked up so he does not game and contaminate another national election again.

Fascist Nazi ploys to install a Nazi Junta Banana Republic.

How did this Fascist White Trash commandeer our government ?

[johnnyfins]

35. Toxic Masculinity??

How about absolutely fake, phony, fughesi masculinity. It's an Alex Jonestown staple.

[EarnestPutz]

65. Had to look up "fughesi"...

...and found out it means fake or imitation. Neopolitan slang.

[meadowlander]

95. Suggest also

watching Donnie Brasco while you're at it. Great movie

[spanone]

19. Throw his sorry ass in jail.

[George II]

21. A SHARP punch to the gut of Roger J. Stone, Jr.!!! Good job judge!

[Gothmog]

22. This will be fun to watch

[NastyRiffraff]

87. Speaking of watching...

will it be public?

[Renew Deal]

23. Lock him up!

[ooky]

24. Go judge. Squash him like the belly crawler he is.

He's going to be there a long time anyway, he might as well start getting used to prison life now. Lock his disrespectful, arrogant mouth up. You'll be doing all society a favor by us not having to hear his whining anymore.

[honest.abe]

25. I think Stone seriously screwed up.

He's toast.

[Paladin]

26. The dirty old motherfucking scofflaw.

Put him in jail, throw away the key, forget about him.

[Buckeyeblue]

27. It's so obviously dumb that you have to wonder what his endgame is

Is he trying to prejudice the judge so he can get a future mistrial? Or does he need locked up for his own safety?

[leftynyc]

44. He wants her off his case

The reason his case was linked to those russians Mueller indicted is annoying him so he wants the cases separated with a different judge.

[machoneman]

53. Exactly! He wants her off the case right now. And she likely...

will recuse and give the case to another judge. Yet, Stone is still an idiot as even a Bush 1, II, Clinton or other president's federal judge appointment will likely preside over a jury that WILL find him guilty nonetheless.

[lagomorph777]

66. She won't recuse. She's tougher than Stone.

[uponit7771]

89. I pray this is the case here

[Gothmog]

28. Apology not accepted

Link to tweet

[Polly Hennessey]

29. Roger Stone is a pure example of stupidity and hubris combined.

What makes me sick is knowing that he, and his ilk, influenced and help shape policy towards running this country.

[mjvpi]

84. Agreed

The real cancer, courtesy of John Roberts and Citizens United have only a small chance of being critically examined during this process. Stone is a cheerleader. We need to nail both coaches, the league commissioners and all of the advertisers. Please forgive the sports analogy. It’s only a small part of who I am.

[Mike Nelson]

30. WELL...

… we need more judges like Judge Amy Berman Jackson!

[Leghorn21]

31. damn I thought he'd get picked up this morning...but yes, okay, I can wait 52 more hours if needed

Adios ya punk ratfucker

[LongtimeAZDem]

32. I doubt she'll revoke his bail, but I think she will order a complete gag order

[zipplewrath]

68. Yup

Reading that order, it seems she wants to discuss why he shouldn't be gagged in any form from discussing the case.

[rsdsharp]

33. He's going to argue that she can't be impartial,

and must recuse.

[johnnyfins]

37. To which she should reply:

BAIL REVOKED!

[rsdsharp]

54. I agree, but I think the whole thing was an attempt to get her to recuse.

"I'm sorry I threatened your life, but now that I did it, you're clearly biased against me."

Stone is too cute by half.

[meow2u3]

34. Throw his can in the can

And not Club Fed!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

40. This is probably where he'll be sent:

DC Federal Detention Facility:



Unless they make the argument to send him to some jail out in rural Virginia like they did with Manafort.

[Fritz Walter]

78. The Nixon tattoo will be a real hit there... in the showers

Don't drop the soap!

[Jarqui]

36. Get this sick bastard off the streets

He's been at it for 45 years.
I think we've had enough.

[jberryhill]

39. Meh

This is the order in question, incidentally:

https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.203583/gov.uscourts.dcd.203583.36.0_6.pdf

It is hereby ORDERED that

Counsel for the parties and the witnesses must refrain from making statements to the media or in public settings that pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice to this case; and

it is FURTHER ORDERED that

all interested participants in the matter, including the parties, any potential witnesses, and counsel for the parties and the witnesses, must refrain, when they are entering or exiting the courthouse, or they are within the immediate vicinity of the courthouse, from making statements to the media or to the public that pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice to this case or are intended to influence any juror, potential juror, judge, witness or court officer or interfere with the administration of justice. There will be no additional restrictions imposed on the defendant’s public statements or appearances at this time, although this order may be amended in the future consistent with Local Criminal Rule 57.7(c) if necessary.


Stone was prohibited from making certain types of statements at or in the vicinity of the courthouse. His Instagram post is clearly not in violation of the previous order.

So, the judge may consider amending the order, but there is no ground for him to be held in contempt or any of the other various retributive notions in this thread.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

43. Probably not off the word of the gag order alone (although I expect a much more expansive gag order)

But posting what appears to be a threat to the presiding judge on his case might violate terms of his pretrial release.

Does anyone have the exact language of his pretrial release?

[onenote]

57. Link to pretrial release order

https://www.scribd.com/document/398495096/Order-Setting-Conditions-of-Roger-Stone-s-Release#from_embed?campaign=VigLink&ad_group=xxc1xx&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate

[wishstar]

93. The release order specifically mentions +prison time for attempting to intimidate officers of court

In the paragraph above his signature there are several violations considered severe enough to warrant additional prison time including attempts to intimidate witnesses, jurors and officers of the court. The way he posted her picture with the verbal accusations could certainly be considered attempting to intimidate an officer of the court.

[47of74]

47. She went on to say that his behavior would be considered for any petions for future relief.

I don't think this is gonna get him the result he was hoping for.

Finally, while it is not up to the Court to advise the defendant as to whether a succession of public statements would be in his best interest at this time, it notes that one factor that will be considered in the evaluation of any future request for relief based on pretrial publicity will be the extent to which the publicity was engendered by the defendant himself.

I would have put it more bluntly. As in telling him to shut the fuck up.

[democratisphere]

41. Stone is in self destruct mode.

[calimary]

82. Couldn't happen to a "nicer" person.

Roger the Ratfucker has had it coming for a LOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNG time coming.

[ffr]

45. And throw away the key.

BAM!

[subana]

46. haha....

no one deserves it more!!

[BlueJac]

51. Except Trump!

[Joe Nation]

48. This is the stupid class flexing their stupidity muscle.

Could they be any dumber? Hard to imagine.

[duforsure]

49. Just like trump does

Judicial intimidation , and suggesting incitement of others against her IS a direct threat, and another trump tactic he often uses to make suggestions others could hurt them , and now Stone's using images to incite and threaten with. He should be put behind bars for doing this or it'll be used again , and others will use it, and this will only escalate if he's allowed to stay free after this.

[RockRaven]

50. Stone's arguments to include "it wasn't me" "I said I was sorry" & "oops, didn't see the crosshairs"

very compelling arguments, these are...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

62. And also, "Sorry, not sorry."

[Fritz Walter]

75. "A volunteer did this."

I saw he floated that excuse yesterday.

And the dog ate my homework. And the cat pissed on the library book.

Way to build loyalty: scapegoating. Besides, who'd want to volunteer for that dirt bag to begin with?

[onecaliberal]

52. Lock that rat fucker up.

[Bayard]

55. No wonder Stone and tRump are best buds....

They're both morons that think the rules don't apply to them.

[barbtries]

58. so he has 2 days to get his affairs in order.

i'm glad to see it.

[DoctorJoJo]

61. His Best Bet Is to Plead Assholisim. No One Could Argue With That!

[lagomorph777]

63. Hey Zippy, it's your time in the barrel!

[Basement Beat]

67. If this clown isn't in cuffs by the end of the week...

[manhattan123]

69. ORDERED

I know it's just the form these notices take, but I like how ORDERED is in all caps.

Perhaps Stone can smuggle the shovel he's been using to dig this hole for himself into prison when his bail is revoked.

[Thunderbeast]

72. He and Manafort are both expecting pardons.

The new AG is probably working on the language now. Pardons would likely inoculate his prized spawn from indictments, as this would signal his intent on further prosecutions.

Trump believes he can "thread the needle" to avoid conviction in the senate after impeachment.

His boss in Moscow has promised that Gucifer 3.0 will get him re-elected.

[jmowreader]

77. They may be expecting them but won't get them

Trump is in self-preservation mode. The only people more able to send Trump away for life than Stone and Manafort are Kushner and his kids. Trump knows this, and also knows they’d be required to roll over on him if he pardoned them...so, no pardon for you!

[uponit7771]

90. +1, human behavior patterns or science would indicate that Stone and Manafort are enabled to

... act the way they do because of risk reward ratio ... or ... they're being threatened from a greater source.

[Cold War Spook]

73. She should not recuse.

It would sat a bad example. Anyone who wanted a new judge would pull the same thing.

[Mabel]

74. I guess there are limits to

rich white guy entitlement and it appears Mr. Stone has reached that limit....

[Mr. Ected]

79. According to my calculations, Roger Stone now has exactly TWO NIGHTS left

To sleep in his own bed.

After that, at his Thursday hearing, he'll be thrown in the clink for threatening a federal judge.

And after that, well, the whole treason thing, sit in prison for a couple of years, then hang 'em high.

[Eyeball_Kid]

81. You can bet that he's being watched very carefully. n/t

[TommyCelt]

85. Chickens coming home to roost...

He says he relishes the hatred people have for him and that he enjoys instigating that hate (paraphrased from that idiot documentary)...

The wheel is round, Rog.

[Hassler]

88. Ask real nice, Rog and maybe Judge ABJ will let you wear a designer jumpsuit.

[sarcasmo]

94. Roger is prison bound.

[orleans]

96. but he said he was sorryisn't that enuf???

Stone apologizes to judge for Instagram post

"CNN's Sara Murray reports that longtime President Donald Trump associate Roger Stone has apologized to the court after he shared a controversial Instagram post of the federal judge who is presiding over his case.Source: CNN"

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/02/18/roger-stone-instagram-post-judge-misinterpreted-jarrett-tsr-vpx.cnn

[lunatica]

97. Stone suffers from Cementbrain.

[workinclasszero]

99. So Stone thinks he can put out a dog whistle

to his allies in the alt right to hit/murder/assault the judge on his case and then say “sorry” with no consequences?

LOCK THAT GOP POS UP NOW!!!!

[Blue_true]

102. The Court should reem his ass. No one should be allowed to get away with what he did. nt

[TomSlick]

103. If I represented Stone (God forbid),

my advice would be to take a toothbrush to Court.

[iluvtennis]

104. Love it and hope she revokes his conditions of release at Thursday hearing.

[Firestorm49]

106. Stone is quite the prick.

To me, that’s an open threat against a sitting judge. The mother ————- should have his sorry ass thrown in jail. If I were Berman, I’d be more than concerned.