I have just arrived to federal court with Roger Stone and Judge Jackson
Roger is fighting for a new trial based on credible evidence of a tainted jury
Updates to follow
Roger is fighting for a new trial based on credible evidence of a tainted jury
Updates to follow
Judge Jackson is now referencing Media Matters articles
BREAKING: Judge Jackson will now begin bringing in the jurors anonymously (audio only in media room, no video)
Judge Jackson says the secrecy is required for the jurors safety because President Trump and Tucker Carlson have criticized them
(Despite the fact that the jury forewoman came out publicly)
(Despite the fact that the jury forewoman came out publicly)
One of the fedral prosecutors - JP Cooney - just violated the judge’s order and identified a Roger Stone juror
He’s apologizing now
He’s apologizing now
We’re getting into the jury questionnaires now
The hearing on the Roger Stone jury has the DOJ at a disadvantage because the prosectors who conducted jury selection have already resigned from the case
Judge Jackson now covering social media ‘tweets on a particular twitter handle’ made by one juror that are now well-known
Judge Jackson just put Michael Marando on the stand, he was one of the original Roger Stone prosecutors who resigned from the case
He is now answering questions about the handling of jury questionnaires
He is now answering questions about the handling of jury questionnaires
Judge Jackson appears to be hunting a leak of the jury information
Stone defense team says they did not ‘Google’ the jurors
Judge Jackson is pushing back hard on Roger Stone defense, arguing that the forewoman did not technically lie to the court, despite numerous anti-Trump and Stone social media posts
Roger Stone lawyer pointing out forewoman posted numerous times that ‘Trump supporters are racists.’
Judge Jackson does not seem persuaded that this shows bias
Judge Jackson does not seem persuaded that this shows bias
BREAKING: Roger Stone jury forewoman admitted to the court that she had opinions about Trump and Trump associates
Roger Stone’s lawyers are now going through the forewoman’s tweets one by one, explaining how they show her bias against Trump and Stone, and explaining that she misled the court in order to be placed on the jury
Judge Jackson argues that since the jury forewoman said she had opinions about Trump then it doesn’t mean she mislead the court
Getting testy now, Judge Jackson snapping at Roger Stone lawyer
No video in media room but it sounds like Judge Jackson is hitting her hand on the podium now while arguing against Stone lawyer
Judge is getting sarcastic with Stone lawyer now, using mocking tone to argue against his concerns of bias
Judge Jackson will not rule on jury forewoman anti-Trump and Stone social media posts today
Judge Jackson is now reading the words of Roger Stone jury complaint in a mocking tone
Stone lawyers argue that since the forewoman accessed Twitter during the case there should be a hearing to see if she obtained information from outside the court
Judge says there are no facts of this and will begin to question the jurors, starting with 2 other than forewoman
Judge says there are no facts of this and will begin to question the jurors, starting with 2 other than forewoman
Sincerely apologize to those following this thread but have just received a call that a family member is in the hospital
Suggest following @joshgerstein @dsamuelsohn and @MMineiro_CNS who are running excellent live threads on the case
I will have full report up for @OANN
Suggest following @joshgerstein @dsamuelsohn and @MMineiro_CNS who are running excellent live threads on the case
I will have full report up for @OANN
