Judge demands more answers from Roger Stone about his Russia book and gag order
A federal judge reprimanded Roger Stone on Tuesday over possible violations of a court-imposed gag order that could ultimately land him in jail. She also gave the longtime associate of President Donald Trump a week to explain why the re-release of a book he wrote critical of the Russia investigation wasnt previously disclosed.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman in her five-page order also accused the eccentric GOP operative of using court filings to promote his book, a signal the appointee of President Barack Obama is far from pleased with how Stone has handled the gag order imposed last month that restricts him from commenting in any substantive way about his case.
Stone is expected to stand trial in Washington D.C. later this year on charges of lying to Congress and intimidating a witness in lawmakers probe of Russian election interference.
In a filing on Friday, Stones lawyers asked the court to clarify whether their clients book, first published in 2017 but set to re-publish under a new title, fell under the gag order placed on Stone last month. Jackson on Tuesday denied their request.
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Lock him up!!!!