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ABJ “imposes a gag not to ensure the ability to call a jury, but to preserve the safety of the community.” 1/
”She presents Stone’s speech, rightly, as an incitement (and neatly blames the wingnuts he hangs out with for any potential violence).” 2/
ABJ: the indictment “specifically charges him with threatening witnesses, within the past year... & the evidence of the past few days 3/
”indicates that this defendant has not been chastened by the pendency of those charges&..has decided to pursue a strategy of attacking othrs
“What concerns me is the fact that he chose to use his public platform...in a manner that can incite others who may feel less constrained”5/
ABJ on Stone: “The approach he chose posed a very real risk that others with extreme views and violent inclinations would be inflamed” 6/
“As a man who, acc. to his own account, has made communication his..life’s work, Roger Stone fully understands the power of words
ABJ: “and the power of symbols. And there’s nothing ambiguous about crosshairs.” 8/
“For Stone’s entire life, the press has coddled Stone, treating him as a nifty character whose toxic speech doesn’t damage society.” 9/
“ABJ was having none of that, &...[got] [Rogow & Stone] to acknowledge that his speech is toxic, that it does pose a threat to society.” 10/
“prosecutor Jonathan Kravis then gets Stone on the record abt a bunch of things I’m sure the FBI is busy at work to prove to be false claims 
“he told Pretrial Services..he was employed at Drake Ventures LLC. So what is the nature of the work 4 which he reported income of $47k/mo?
