After a bizarre day in which indicted Trump associate Roger Stone posted and then deleted an image appearing to threaten federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson, Stone and his lawyers filed a formal “Notice of Apology” to the court.
Notably the notice included not only a statement of apology from Stone but one from his lawyers as well.
The incident began earlier in the day when Stone posted an image to Instagram which had a picture of Jackson with what appeared to be a crosshair symbol. The image came from a conspiracy website that appears to support Stone.
Later in the day, Stone removed the image and posted an explanation in which he called it a “random photo taken from the internet.” He claimed his intent had been misrepresented.
You think he’s sorry now? He will soon find his bullshit apologies that work so well with the press won’t cut it with the court. Not after what has been going on in other courts where his cohorts are facing hard time.
This is the typical lie loudly and apologize softly strategy that conservative (mis)information outlets have been using for years. Everyone hears the lie, but few are there to hear the correction.
This letter should be treated as acknowledgement of conscience wrongdoing and he should face consequences for it.
Reminds me of Kavanaugh’s apology to Klobuchar after his outburst about blacking out. Same bs entitled outrageous behavior, presumably some lawyer friends of his told him he crossed the line, but really he just showed his cards. Stone is like Kavanaugh on speed–and not just figuratively.
Trump; NO APOLOGY NECESSARY. FREED OF SPEECH. I WILL JAIL THE JUDGE.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the for that conversation when Stone’s Lawyer told he’d better apologize to the judge post-haste or he was going to not have a lawyer.