BREAKING: Roger STONE denied a new trial by Judge Amy Berman Jackson.
She also released him from his gag order and said he's due to report to prison when the probation offices orders it.
She also released him from his gag order and said he's due to report to prison when the probation offices orders it.
Decent chance that Stone's prison report date isn't imminent -- he's in the demographic that's particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and others in his position (like Rep. Chris Collins) have seen report dates delayed.
He also has 14 days to appeal the ruling.
He also has 14 days to appeal the ruling.
The key line in ABJ's opinion: Stone's call for a new trial "is a tower of indignation, but at the end of the day, there is little of substance holding it up."
Berman Jackson also says Stone's claim that a juror was biased against him was often "unmoored from facts."
His lawyer said a picture of the juror with @donnabrazile in 2008 *11 years before the trial* was evidence of bias against Stone.
His lawyer said a picture of the juror with @donnabrazile in 2008 *11 years before the trial* was evidence of bias against Stone.
@donnabrazile The full order: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_p…
