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Greetings on this snowy Friday from the federal courthouse, where Roger Stone is making his first appearance before the judge handling his criminal case going forward, Judge Amy Berman Jackson - you may remember her from such cases as US v. Manafort. Prev: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil… 
Roger Stone has entered the courthouse for his 2pm hearing. He's wearing a dark gray pinstriped suit, white shirt, dark tie, and a patterned pocket square. He greeted reporters, and said he didn't have plans now to speak after the hearing
Bad news: The video feed to the courtroom for Roger Stone's hearing has cut out and they can't fix it, so we all need to be in the courtroom, which means no phones or live-tweeting. Stay tuned
Roger Stone's hearing is over — judge said she's considering imposing a gag order, but hasn't made up her mind yet. She said she understood Stone's desire to tell his story, but she had to ensure a fair trial: "This is a criminal proceeding and not a public relations campaign..."
NEW: A judge is mulling a gag order in Roger Stone's criminal case. If she imposes one, it could restrict Stone from talking about his case for months — in court today, the prosecutor said the govt and Stone's lawyers were estimating a trial *in the fall* buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The judge said Stone had a 1st Amendment right, but she had to ensure a fair trial: "This is a criminal proceeding and not a public relations campaign." She noted he could still talk about other things – "foreign relations, immigration, or Tom Brady" buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
He did it again
Both sides have until Feb. 8 to say how they feel about a gag order. Roger Stone is due back in court on March 14 for a status hearing; the judge wants to try and set a schedule for pretrial motions then buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
