Roger Stone suggests Robert Mueller 'framed' him in Instagram post that could violate gag order

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Roger Stone on Sunday suggested he has been "framed" by special counsel Robert Mueller in an Instagram post that appeared to run afoul of a judge's barely week-old gag order barring President Donald Trump's longtime friend from criticizing the prosecutors in the criminal case against him.

Stone deleted the only image in that multi-image post that included "Who framed Roger Stone" language shortly after CNBC emailed his lawyer to ask about it.



Stone's post was put online less than 48 hours after the judge, Amy Berman Jackson, ordered lawyers for the admitted Republican "dirty trickster" to explain why they did not tell her earlier about the planned publication of a book by Stone that could violate her gag order on him.

Stone announced on Instagram in January that he was coming out with the book, "The Myth of Russian Collusion: The Inside Story of How Trump Really Won."

In her gag order in U.S District Court in Washington, D.C., Jackson barred Stone from "making statements to the media or in public settings about the Special Counsel's investigation or this case or any of the participants in the investigation or the case."

The gag extends to "posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other form of social media." If Stone violates the order, Jackson could order him jailed without bail until his trial.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/roger-stone-suggests-robert-mueller-framed-him-in-instagram-post-that-could-violate-gag-order/ar-BBUkxza?li=BBnbcA1

[Blue Owl]

1. Hey Roger, ya shoulda stayed in your conehead of silence...

n/t

[EndGOPPropaganda]

55. Stone is walking towards pretrial jailing

The judge has been trying to go relatively easy on his bail, in part to protect on appeal her decisions. She doesn’t want an appeals court to find she was too hard on him. Also gag orders have a somewhat limited legal basis.

But Roger is doing exactly the wrong thing— he’s repeatedly violating the judge’s progressively stronger orders.

This is exactly the way Stone could land himself in jail with a strong legal basis for that jailing order.

Too bad for Roger. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

[appal_jack]

57. Shoulda titled it "Who framed Roger Rabid?" k&r, nt

[applegrove]

2. My god he does not recognize any authority does he? He belongs on

his own private island alone where he can't try and turn a democracy into a mob.

[cstanleytech]

29. I wonder if he could be pushing her to try and get it kicked to either a different judge or

kicked to a higher court for an appeal over something like if she puts in jail for it to hopefully kill the case before it goes to trial?

[applegrove]

30. Don't want to think what is going on in his brain.

[cstanleytech]

31. An unknown enemy is an unpredictable one.

[Pepsidog]

38. Have to think federal judges stick together and won't look kindly to Stone's conduct.

[cstanleytech]

41. Usually but if it goes to SCOTUS with two Trump appointees?

[trev]

43. Lord of the Flies.

[IluvPitties]

3. What an idiot.

[TheBlackAdder]

49. Yeah! Those glasses make him look stupid, reinforcing his natural stupidity.

[Guilded Lilly]

4. Clear disrespect for the rule of law. Take away his freedom, now.

[allgood33]

51. I do believe if were not a white man fan of Trump he would have been in jail last time

in front of this judge. Judge is full of BS.

[Lefta Dissenter]

5. Lock him up! Lock him up! (n/t)

[bluestarone]

7. I hear you

LOCK him UP!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. LOCK. HIM. UP. IMMEDIATELY.

This arrogant p o s has demonstrated over and over again that he has NO respect for the laws.

I realize that the judge is trying to walk a fine line so that she doesn't have to recuse herself, but this is ridiculous.

Revoke his freedom. He will NEVER learn when to keep his mouth shut.

[Stuart G]

8. Arrogant assholes like Stone do not think they have to follow the law.

[RKP5637]

9. If this is allowed to stand, IMO, it's basically going to give the message to others to flaunt

judges and law and order.

[BigmanPigman]

10. His lawyers have until tomorrow to explain this to his judge.

"Jackson gave Stone’s lawyers until Monday to explain why they didn’t tell her until this week about the looming publication, which she emphasized “was known to the defendant.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/01/roger-stone-gag-order-book-1198892

He has to explain the instagram post AND his new book. Manafort and he have no respect for the female judges of their cases. I hope the judge locks him up and throws the key away.

[Pepsidog]

40. Let the creep think he is winning, then come sentencing the judge will have her say.

[Golden Raisin]

11. Time for the Judge to slam the gavel down hard

and send the mofo to the klink. She has already given him "second chances" and bent over backwards to be fair/reasonable/adult. Wittingly or not, he's daring her. She needs to act forcefully now. These past 2 years with Trump, the complicit Republicans and the subsidiary cast of crazies (like Stone) have seen the steady, deliberate destruction of the rule of law in the USA. This Judge needs to stand up and be counted. Now.

[UTUSN]

12. Th'boy just *wanna* go to the big house - who's gonna take care of Nikki?!1

[Generic Other]

13. Nothing less than seeing him crying as he is remanded to the county

He is what is known as a scofflaw. Lock him up!

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Stone is begging the judge to lock him up.

He must have some plan of action he thinks is clever for when she does.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

42. he whined about being raped in prison

That may be what he's trying to accomplish, whether from sexual fantasy or for propaganda purposes.

[defacto7]

15. Somehow I think Stone wants the judge to put him in jail.

I don't know why but something doesn't smell right. Being in jail now rather than later won't affect whether he's pardoned or not since there's no conviction. My only thought is he's manipulating the court as a way to promote the book and/or create some propaganda to manipulate his base. I mean, that's all he's got left.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

17. He's definately got some plan up his sleeve here.

So far, Berman-Jackson has bent over backwards to not do anything that would cause her to recuse herself. But Stone has been pushing the envelope over and over again.

At some point, she's going to have to slap him. Hard.

So, like you, I can't help but wonder what he's plotting.

[Beartracks]

33. What would cause her to have to recuse herself?

[Haggis for Breakfast]

34. If he or his teams THINKS she's compromised in any way

they will start screaming from the rooftops that the "fix" is in. Anything to taint her in any way.

I'm neither a lawyer nor a judge, so I don't know all of the rules of recusal (Any legal eagles on DU care to jump in here ?), but I would put NOTHING past this bottom-feeder and his equally low-life attorneys to try. They do NOT want to try this case in front of Amy Berman-Jackson.

[Drahthaardogs]

16. This fucking guy just can't help himself can he?

He's a headcase!

[BlueStater]

18. Isn't "anything you say can be held against you in the court of law" supposed to mean something?

How is this fuckwit able to keep getting away with saying this crap without repercussions?

[George II]

19. That comment alone today violates the gag order.

[ooky]

20. So, the Judge should just order federal marshalls to go pick him up.

She was very clear about what she would do if this happened.

[SunSeeker]

21. Lock him up! nt

[Honeycombe8]

22. This is the infamous Trump code.

He's telling Trumpers that this will be one of the lines to use. "Mueller framed Roger Stone!" It's irrelevant whether they believe it or not. They have rec'd their instructions. Will they listen?

Trump tells his supporters, "No collusion! It's a Witch Hunt by the Democrat losers!" He's telling his supporters that this is the line to use. This is what they should say. It's irrelevant whether they believe it.

This is the code.

[Baltimike]

23. How many times does he get to violate the gag order?

If he were from my zip code, he'd be frog marched by now

[eggplant]

24. If she jails him, doesn't that free him to continue to violate his gag order?

[tinrobot]

28. He probably won't have internet access in jail.

That kind of limits his options.

He could have surrogates on the outside post for him, I guess...

[eggplant]

36. Supposedly the gag order was also on his surrogates

but for the life of me, I don't se how she could threaten him with jail for what his surrogates say (unless you could show conspiracy). Regardless, I think he benefits from dragging this out as long and as absurdly as possible. It only helps his narrative to his followers about how oppressed and railroaded he's been.

[Princess Turandot]

45. I think that might have related to others posting content using his password protected...

...social media accounts, because he tried to argue that one of his misguided subordinate had used his password protected smartphone to add the bulls-eye photo to his accounts, without his knowledge.

He then claimed he didn't even know the names of all of them. She informed that his accounts were his responsibility, no matter who the typist was.

[SHRED]

25. We have a different justice system for the elite

So fucked up.

[Control-Z]

44. Dang, SHRED, I would never have thought

to use the word "elite" to catagorize Roger Stone. There is nothing about this filthy, disturbed, human that even hints "elite" to me.

Is he a trust fund monster like the maggot?

[Still In Wisconsin]

26. He just can't fucking shut up, can he?

Lock him up already!

[triron]

27. Stone wil be going to jail tomorrow.

[sakabatou]

32. This is, what? The second time he's broken it?

[LiberalFighter]

35. It is my understanding that Stone has other people do his postings.

He is telling them to post. Otherwise, it is simple to just tell them to stop posting anything.

[AdamGG]

37. I hope his cell mate enjoys Nixon tattoos...

[C_U_L8R]

39. He's had more than enough breaks.

Time to put this one behind bars.

[TruckFump]

46. Geeeeeeeeeeez, Stone is asking for it.

Actually, it more like he is BEGGING for that judge to drop the hammer on him.

Unreal.

[stopbush]

47. I'm starting to think that Stone has a special assignment to break out someone from prison,

so the first thing he needs to do is get himself sent to prison so he can start getting the other guy out.

[Peace06]

48. Roger Stone

She can put him on house arrest. Maybe that will thwart his game, whatever that might be.

[ck4829]

50. K&R

[DeminPennswoods]

52. Stone must want to go to jail

or else he's like a kid who just has to keep testing the limits of what he can get away with - or maybe both.

[padah513]

53. Lol

Both

[duforsure]

54. He should now be made an example of,

Or this style of arrogance of the indicted will flourish to many others after getting indicted. She warned him and he again ignored her warnings. She now has to keep her word and put him in jail asap, or he'll keep escalating things. Stone's pissed because they have so much on him , and Corsi is flipping on him too, with others, and he knows he's in deep trouble now. Stone like trump is now desperate, so they do this, and talk out claiming made of things for his followers to use, and is well aware of the power of persuasion . They both are corrupt serial liars who are also con artist, like trump has used campaign funds for legal bills, and now Stone claiming he's broke , which I doubt that, and is trying to scam followers to pay for them now. Its all a con job from both of these people all the time.

[Mc Mike]

56. Habitual, casual repug felons.