Per Zoe Tillman, Roger Stone's having an unsuccessful day in court today.

[pnwmom]

His lawyers are attempting a lot of bad arguments, probably because that's all they have to work with.


https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1134089656960782337.html

Hello on this fast-warming day from the DC federal courthouse, where Roger Stone just arrived for a motions hearing at 10am. He's wearing a dark gray double breasted suit, light gray or white shirt, silver and black tie, and a gray and white patterned pocket square

Judge Amy Berman Jackson has taken the bench for Roger Stone's motions hearing — Stone has multiple pending motions, several challenging the prosecution based on Mueller-related objections. Stay tuned.

(Stone's motion to suppress evidence, which is still being briefed, is for another day, Jackson notes)

The judge starts with Stone's arg that there's a separation of powers problem b/c Congress didn't make a formal referral re: allegations that he lied. Jackson presses Stone's atty Robert Buschel for legal authority for that. Buschel acknowledges he couldn't find a specific case.

SNIP

[Turbineguy]

1. One thing about Stone,

he's got him some snappy duds!

[yonder]

2. "he couldn't find a specific case"

But that's what we're going with because that's what we do....bullshit. Nice going Bob. Your client is dressed better than your defense.

[UpInArms]

3. But ... I had a forged note signed by my friend!

Stone also argued he needs to see redacted info to argue the govt had to prove a conspiracy between the campaign and Russia in order to charge him with obstruction. Jackson Qs what cases support that argument. Buschel points to a memo AG Bill Barr wrote in the past, no cases

OM ... goodness! Am laughing 😂 so hard!

[ProudLib72]

4. Stone's GoFundMe must be paying off for him to be wearing snappy clothes

I expected him to be so impoverished by now that he would show up in a maroon corduroy suit with bell bottoms that he found in a heap at the back of the Goodwill and purchased for 50 cents.

[struggle4progress]

5. "My client demands that Your Honor play Calvinball"