Trump confidant Roger Stone deletes Instagram post with crosshairs symbol above judge, says didn’t mean to threaten her
- The embattled confidant to Trump posted picture of Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Instagram but quickly deleted it
US President Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone apologised after posting on Instagram a photo of the judge overseeing his trial for allegedly making false statements to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.
The photo of US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, which included a symbol that appeared to represent crosshairs, was later taken down.
Stone then reposted it without the crosshairs before deleting the second post.
A lawyer for Stone said in a filing in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that Stone “apologises to the Court for the improper photograph and comment” and said “Mr Stone recognises the impropriety and had it removed”.
The judge issued a gag order on Friday that prohibits lawyers involved in the case from speaking with the news media and prohibits other participants, such as Stone himself, from making statements that may affect the case when they are near the courthouse.
