Stone's motion hearing is underway — they'll be talking about Stone's motion to suppress evidence and a discovery motion re: redactions in CrowdStrike report provided by govt. Judge Amy Berman Jackson is on the bench.— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
Zelinsky argues that even if Russia wasn't involved in the DNC hack, the warrants still contain info that Stone was in contact with an entity that claimed responsibility for the hack (Guccifer 2.0) and the entity that released the hacked info (WikiLeaks)— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
The judges recites the history of what got us here, and notes that she's regularly granted Stone's motions to travel and speak, to associate with organizations he's wanted to associate with, and espouse various opinions. Also that Stone hasn't sought any change to the gag order— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
The judge asks if Stone sent a text message to BuzzFeed News (full disclosure: it was to me) saying Michael Cohen's testimony to Congress was not true. The judge hands Stone's lawyer this article: https://t.co/5KwYPOzQTU Rogow says Stone tells him he got his lawyer's permission— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
The judge is asking Rogow about various Stone posts on Instagram, such as one suggesting Stone was framed (https://t.co/1GczRmfJe2) and one about Adam Schiff (https://t.co/EV6l1U6MwL) — the judge read that one aloud: "If it's Schiff Flush it"— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
- Judge is still listing Instagram posts. She asks about a 5/8 post about an order to see unredacted parts of the Mueller report. Rogow says he was just noting a public filing. Jackson asks if she said he could comment on public filings, and notes it was accompanied by commentary
- A bit surreal to hear the judge read these posts aloud. From 5/8: "The Judge has ruled but @Politico gets most of the story wrong because they are biased elitist snot-nosed fake news shitheads who’s specialty is distortion by omitting key facts to create a false narrative."