Federal judge rebukes Trump over Roger Stone jury comments
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson cited Trump’s public comments and Twitter posts.
By DARREN SAMUELSOHN and JOSH GERSTEIN
02/25/2020 03:18 PM EST
A federal judge swung back at Donald Trump on Tuesday over his heated criticism of the Roger Stone case, warning that the president’s commentary about his longtime associate’s conviction had helped fuel threats to the jury.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson cited Trump’s public comments and Twitter posts, as well as an accompanying campaign from the president’s conservative media allies to identify and critique the jury, as one of the reasons for her decision to clamp down on public access to a hearing on Stone’s request for a new trial.
“Any attempt to invade the privacy of the jurors or to harass or intimidate them is completely antithetical to our entire system of justice,” Jackson said before issuing a ruling that cleared the courtroom of any public spectators.
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