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NOW: US Judge finds Trump confidante Roger Stone in violation of court gag order in his case. " I find he is in violation of conditions of release and media communication order"
BREAKING U.S. judge bars longtime Trump confidante from all communication on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for pending of his trial on charges of lying to Congress.
“Mr. Stone, what am I supposed to do with you?” judge says. Whether the problem is Stone "can't follow orders, or wont, I need to help you out," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said.
washingtonpost.com/news/politics/…
More Judge Jackson: "To suggest Roger Stone's posts are not statements by Roger Stone about his case, is to ignore the essence and power of social media.. .He was taking what someone else said, and spreading it with his imprimatur."
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In closing arguments, U.S. prosecutors hammer Greg Craig as motivated by greed and self-protection, spurred by Paul Manafort’s promise of seven-figure annual billings from their undisclosed work for Ukraine. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
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During the joyous celebration of Roger Stone's gag order, you may have missed important developments in his case.

This #SundayMorning we break down the latest from Mueller that gives a clearer picture of Stone's involvement with WikiLeaks & raises interesting questions.
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(2) One thing that may have flown under your radar is that Stone's case has been assigned to the same judge (Amy Berman Jackson) that's handling another Mueller case—US v. Netyksho

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