In a sentencing memo out this evening, federal prosecutors ask Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentence Roger Stone to up to 9 years in prison. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6773…
Prosecutors ask Jackson when sentencing Stone to to take into account Stone posting a picture on Instagram with a "symbol that appears to be a crosshairs next to her head."
along with commentary "including the term 'Obama-appointed Judge,” with the hashtag '#fixisin.'"
along with commentary "including the term 'Obama-appointed Judge,” with the hashtag '#fixisin.'"
Prosecutors also note that Stone violated apparently violated the revised gag order Jackson imposed after the target post by communicating during the trial with Alex Jones, who passed on Stone's request that Trump pardon him. The judge can consider this stuff in sentencing.
Stone faces a stiffer sentence because he was convicted of an offense that “involved causing or threatening to cause physical injury to a person...to obstruct the administration of justice," that being Stone's "Prepare to die, cocksucker" email. motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
"A sentence that includes a period of incarceration would serve as a powerful reminder that our democratic processes can function only if those called to testify tell the truth, and that serious consequences lie in store for those who do not."
Prosecutors ask a judge whose face Roger Stone put next to a target in an Instagram post to give him up to nine years in prison. Tough position for Roger. motherjones.com/politics/2020/…
Remember that Stone’s trial revealed that Trump almost certainly lied to Mueller in writing. And there’s a lot about the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks that we still don’t know. motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
