Roger Stone went after the federal judge presiding over his case on Instagram, publishing her picture next to what appeared to be an image of crosshairs and begging for money from his followers. (HuffPost)
“Through legal trickery Deep State hitman Robert Mueller has guaranteed that my upcoming show trial is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson , an Obama appointed Judge who dismissed the Benghazi charges again Hillary Clinton and incarcerated Paul Manafort prior to his conviction for any crime. #fixisin. Help me fight for my life at @StoneDefenseFund.com,” Stone wrote in the Instagram post, which has since been deleted. (Politico)
In a follow-up post to Instagram, he said, “This was a random photo taken from the Internet. Any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false.” (Mediaite)
Stone, a longtime Trump adviser, was arrested in a pre-dawn raid in January at his home in Florida after being indicted on charges of lying, obstruction and witness tampering related to the special counsel’s Russia investigation. He has pleaded not guilty and is currently free on $250,000 bond. (CBS News)
