Roger Stone will no longer be allowed to post anything on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter after a federal judge ruled that he broke a gag order limiting what he could say about his case.
Stone, 66, a Republican operative, is a prolific social media user whose posts are often controversial. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Tuesday that Stone broke a February order she had imposed requiring that he not discuss his case publicly. In court, Jackson read off posts she said violated the gag order.
Jackson chose not to revoke Stone’s $250,000 bail or hold him in contempt for the posts, but reportedly said that Stone seems to be “determined to make himself the subject of the story.”
Stone was arrested at his Florida home on Jan. 25 and charged by special counsel Robert Mueller with lying to Congress, obstructing justice, and witness tampering.
In February, Stone posted a photo of Jackson next to an image of crosshairs. He deleted the post and released a statement denying it “was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect [the] court.” Last month Stone posted a photo to Instagram of former CIA Director John Brennan saying that he should be hung for treason.
Stone’s trial is set for Nov. 5.
