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theboss

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7. Becasue he didn't specifically violate any court orders

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 05:54 PM

Feb 2019

And it wasn't really enough to prove contempt.

And the prosecutors and judge both realized this.

Courts don't really work the way people like to think they work.

You don't really want a system where judges are throwing people in jail for these types of things.

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Stone has to the luckiest man alive? [View all] imanamerican63 Feb 2019 OP

The prosecutor didn't recommend it. N/T lapucelle Feb 2019 #1

It seems that the Federal Prosecutors weren't asking madaboutharry Feb 2019 #2

I think the judge showed restraint, knowing that he will violate the gag order. ecstatic Feb 2019 #3

Whatever you do, DON'T SCRATCH THAT RASH AGAIN..... brooklynite Feb 2019 #4

The outcome here was not unexpected jberryhill Feb 2019 #5

He is not lucky. He will be sent to prison soon for perjury Cicada Feb 2019 #6

Becasue he didn't specifically violate any court orders theboss Feb 2019 #7

This screws up Stone's whole strategy. HopeAgain Feb 2019 #8

If he was jailed for intimidation of judge, she would have had to recuse from his case wishstar Feb 2019 #9