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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRoger Stone Draws the Judge Who Threw Paul Manafort in Jail
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-25/roger-stone-draws-the-judge-who-threw-paul-manafort-in-jail?srnd=premiumSelf-anointed political dirty trickster Roger Stone will have to tread carefully as he prepares to defend against charges of obstructing Special Counsel Robert Muellers probe and lying about his communications with WikiLeaks.
The no-nonsense judge assigned Stones case has already demonstrated that shes got little patience for defendants who misbehave. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a gag order on Donald Trumps former campaign manager Paul Manafort and later revoked his bail and threw him in jail.
She also reprimanded Manaforts lead attorney Kevin Downing for a sidewalk speech he gave after his clients arraignment and soon after issued a gag order barring parties from discussing the case with the press.
That kind of self-restraint could present a challenge for Stone, who is accustomed to speaking his mind. Shortly after appearing in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, court Friday, Stone addressed a crowd of reporters, fans and detractors, proclaiming the charges against him were politically motivated and declaring his innocence. He also promised to appear on television later Friday.
I didn't think this day could get any better!
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Roger Stone Draws the Judge Who Threw Paul Manafort in Jail (Original Post)
fleur-de-lisa
Jan 2019
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Skraxx
(2,986 posts)1. Ohhh, The Honorable Amy Berman!! She ROCKS! Ha Ha! Stone, you're in for SOME SHIT!
Don't fuck around in her courtroom, she will FUCK YOUR SHIT UP!
DinahMoeHum
(21,835 posts)2. Tee hee! Womp womp!
BigmanPigman
(51,660 posts)3. Good, I am glad it wasn't Manafort's first judge.
He was an ass and grandstander.
Brother Buzz
(36,502 posts)4. Maybe, just maybe there is a God!
And she has a wicked cool sense of humor.
PJMcK
(22,069 posts)5. An interesting small point
Stone claims that "...the charges against him were politically motivated..."
Yeah, right. Because Robert Mueller is a life-long Democrat.
Oh, wait...
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)7. well, the crime certainly was.
Guess "politically motivated" does not count when you are breaking the law to steal an election, only when you are caught.
ffr
(22,681 posts)6. Love, love, love it!