Roger Stone was shredded on Thursday by Judge Amy Berman Jackson after posting a picture of her on his Instagram with a crosshair next to her.
CNN reporter Kara Scannell explained she did not believe the apology he made and submitted to the court.
Roger Stone on the stand now: “I believe I abused the order for which I am sorry. I am kicking myself over my own stupidity. I offer no excuse for it, no justification. It was the outgrowth of a lapse in judgement.”
— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) February 21, 2019
Stone said he did not recognize the image at first and when he examined it later and researched it he said it was a Celtic symbol.
Jackson asks if it’s an occult symbol.
Jackson: “What does it mean?”
Stone: “I don’t know, your honor, I’m not into the occult.”
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) February 21, 2019
“She just told Roger Stone that, ‘His apology rings quite hollow.’ And now she is going through saying this is now, not just about speeches and gag orders but threatening,” Scannell said. “Stone has not been Chasen. She’s not assured ‘he’s all talk and no action.’ She said, ‘he chose to do something, a deliberate action that could incite others’. She said this was, ‘let there be no mistake, a deliberate choice. She did not find his testimony credible on the stand today, that he couldn’t keep his story straight.”
She made it very clear, that she did not believe Roger Stone testifying today. She thinks it was a serious threat, that it was a deliberate action that he had taken and that one that she has taken quite seriously now that she will revisit the terms of the gag order that is against Roger Stone.”
HERE IT IS: Judge Amy Berman Jackson: “Defendant may not speak publicly about the investigation or the case or anyone participating in the investigation or case, period. You apparently need clear boundaries so here they are.” @MyNews13 @BN9 @SpectrumNewsDC
— Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) February 21, 2019
Watch above, via CNN.
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