Roger Stone judge appears skeptical as lawyers fight for retrial
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Former Trump adviser’s lawyers argued for a new trial based on jury forewoman’s social media comments
A US judge on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a bid by Roger Stone’s lawyers to win a new trial for Donald Trump’s longtime adviser based on the jury forewoman’s alleged bias, even as Trump assailed the juror again on Twitter during the hearing.
The district court judge Amy Berman Jackson, who last Thursday sentenced Stone to three years and four months in prison, warned defense lawyers and journalists covering the case that the safety of the jurors could be put at risk if their identities are made public. Continue reading...