Senior CNN analyst warns Roger Stone is a 'dandy' who could be raped in prison

A CNN analyst warned Roger Stone was a 'dandy' who could face rape in prison as he wondered why the longtime confident of President Donald Trump would risk prison time by posting an Instagram image depicting her with a gun-sight crosshair next to her head.  

‘Roger Stone must all worry if he goes there - he’s seen as something of a dandy. Will he be physically safe? Will he be subject to rape?,' speculated CNN analyst David Gergen on Wednesday. 'There must be a lot of things that going through his mind. ‘Oh my god what have I gotten myself into?’ In light of that how odd, how perfectly odd, to even post this thing.’ 

Stone, in addition to his political consulting, serves as fashion correspondent for the Daily Caller. 

Roger Stone returns from lunch to his Florida home

Roger Stone returns from lunch to his Florida home

Roger Stone leaving his home for lunch with friends, including one wearing a 'Roger Stone did nothing wrong!' t-shirt

Roger Stone leaving his home for lunch with friends, including one wearing a 'Roger Stone did nothing wrong!' t-shirt

The federal judge in the case against Stone ordered him on Tuesday to appear in a Thursday hearing to explain why she shouldn't revoke his bail after he posted said image. Stone apologized after sharing and then deleting the photo on Monday. 

The image of Judge Amy Berman Jackson was tightly cropped around her hair and face, showing a logo next to her head that resembled what a hunter might see through a rifle scope. 

Stone shared the image Monday with a caption noting that Jackson was a Barack Obama appointee who dismissed charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort held in custody pending his own trial.

He faces seven criminal charges that emerged from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, including five counts of lying to Congress and other investigators, and individual counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

A separate federal law, 18 US Code § 115, criminalizes threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a United States judge. It's unclear if federal prosecutors will pursue that charge.

Roger Stone apologized for sharing a photo to Instagram of Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the judge assigned to his criminal case, with what looked like a depiction of crosshairs near her head. The post was later deleted

Roger Stone apologized for sharing a photo to Instagram of Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the judge assigned to his criminal case, with what looked like a depiction of crosshairs near her head. The post was later deleted

The federal court docket in the Stone case shows a formal apology Stone sent the court on Monday and Judge Jackson's order hauling him back to her courtroom for a hearing Thursday

The federal court docket in the Stone case shows a formal apology Stone sent the court on Monday and Judge Jackson's order hauling him back to her courtroom for a hearing Thursday

Roger Stone (pictured on February 1 in leaving federal court in Washington, DC) was apparently criticizing Jackson's decision to take 'no action' on Stone's objection that his case has been specifically assigned to her, due to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team filings that Stone's case is closely related to another case currently before Jackson, involving 11 Russian military officials accused of hacking the Democratic Party’s computer systems in an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. Both of those cases share common search warrants and evidence, according to filings by Mueller's team

Roger Stone (pictured on February 1 in leaving federal court in Washington, DC) was apparently criticizing Jackson's decision to take 'no action' on Stone's objection that his case has been specifically assigned to her, due to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team filings that Stone's case is closely related to another case currently before Jackson, involving 11 Russian military officials accused of hacking the Democratic Party’s computer systems in an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. Both of those cases share common search warrants and evidence, according to filings by Mueller's team

Stone's lawyers later filed a notice of apology in the case, which read: 'Undersigned counsel , which the attached authority of Roger J. Stone, hereby apologizes to the Court for the improper photograph and comment posted on Instagram today. Mr. Stone recognizes the impropriety and had it removed'

Stone's lawyers later filed a notice of apology in the case, which read: 'Undersigned counsel , which the attached authority of Roger J. Stone, hereby apologizes to the Court for the improper photograph and comment posted on Instagram today. Mr. Stone recognizes the impropriety and had it removed'

An order appeared Tuesday morning on the federal court docket for Stone's case, announcing that he has been 'ORDERED to show cause at a hearing to be held on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. as to why the media contact order entered in this case and/or his conditions of release should not be modified or revoked in light of the posts on his Instagram account on or about February 18, 2019.'

Judge Jackson had previously ordered Stone to refrain from commenting on his criminal case near the D.C. courthouse where he will be tried. She ruled that he wasn't under any other restrictions but wrote that she could revisit that decision. 

Some responded with disgust Monday at the implication that a target was on the judge, with some pointing out that if he meant it as a threat against Jackson, Stone could be prosecuted for a felony. 

Stone deleted the image after DailyMail.com asked him whether it implied that someone should target the judge.

He later said the resulting outrage was 'misrepresenting' reality, and his lawyers filed a formal apology with the court, signed by Stone. 

The famous conservative political trickster has railed for the past week about the random drawing that assigned Jackson to his case. 

'Twitter has already suspended his account and this may land him in custody,' George Washington University Law School professor Randall Eliason tweeted

'Twitter has already suspended his account and this may land him in custody,' George Washington University Law School professor Randall Eliason tweeted

University of Texas School of Law professor Steve Vladeck wrote: 'This. Is. Not. Okay. (And if it's meant as a threat, it's also a felony)

University of Texas School of Law professor Steve Vladeck wrote: 'This. Is. Not. Okay. (And if it's meant as a threat, it's also a felony)

Accompanying the now-deleted Instagram image was a written post that read: 'Through legal trickery Deep State hitman Robert Mueller has guaranteed that my upcoming show trial is before Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointed Judge who dismissed the Benghazi charges again Hillary Clinton and incarcerated Paul Manafort prior to his conviction for any crime. #fixisin.' 

Reactions came fast and furious on Monday. 

'This is both very troubling and remarkably stupid on Stone’s part. Twitter has already suspended his account and this may land him in custody,' George Washington University Law School professor Randall Eliason tweeted.

University of Texas School of Law professor Steve Vladeck elaborated, writing, This. Is. Not. Okay. (And if it's meant as a threat, it's also a felony).'

After taking the post down, Stone shared screenshots of text mssages on his Instagram feeding, which read:

'A photo of Judge Jackson posted on my Instagram has been misrepresented.

'This was a random photo taken from the internet. Any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false.'

After taking the post down, Stone shared screenshots of text messages on his Instagram feeding, which read: 'A photo of Judge Jackson posted on my Instagram has been misrepresented. This was a random photo taken from the internet. Any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false'

After taking the post down, Stone shared screenshots of text messages on his Instagram feeding, which read: 'A photo of Judge Jackson posted on my Instagram has been misrepresented. This was a random photo taken from the internet. Any inference that this was meant to somehow threaten the Judge or disrespect court is categorically false'

In a second follow-up post, Stone wrote, 'What some say are crosshairs are in fact the logo of the organization that originally posted it something called corruption central. They use the logo in many photos'

In a second follow-up post, Stone wrote, 'What some say are crosshairs are in fact the logo of the organization that originally posted it something called corruption central. They use the logo in many photos'

The original photo of Judge Jackson which Stone used to accompany his post is pictured here

The original photo of Judge Jackson which Stone used to accompany his post is pictured here

In a second follow-up post, Stone wrote, 'What some say are crosshairs are in fact the

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