Roger Stone banned from using all forms of social media

Published July 16, 2019 5:35pm ET



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.

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