WASHINGTON — A federal judge shouldn’t bar longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone from making public statements about his criminal case in the Russia investigation, his attorneys said Friday. Prosecutors are not asking for a blanket ban on Stone appearing publicly or discussing matters unrelated to his case. Jackson was assigned Stone’s case because of its relation to the hacking case in which she also presides. But in a separate filing Friday, Stone argued prosecutors have not produced sufficient evidence to show the relation. And Stone, who has pleaded not guilty, asks that the judge allow his case to be randomly assigned.

Source: National Post February 08, 2019 18:11 UTC