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Mesoone threatens a federal judge and almost gets sent to jail for it. good evening. that is precisely where roger stone, the president's oldest political adviser, finds himself tonight. precisely what he brought on himself, and he's not the only member of the president's circle whose learning right now that playtime is over and things are getting real. stone is by his own account a dirty trickster. he traffics, he once said, in the political dark arts. and despite some truly and ugly offensive things he's said and done over the years, stone has always tried to make it seem if not good clean f...

Questions about why did he post this, what was his intention behind it. if a judge decide -- she should impose a stricter gag order on him. she's only really restricted him from speaking outside the courthouse steps. she could say, you know, now it's too late. you can't speak any more about the case or address it on social media. stone argued this is heiss liis livelihood. he needs to do interviews, go on "info wars" and she could restrict that for him. she could even throw him in jail if she decided it was a threat aimed at her. people are prosecuted for intimidating judges. it will likely be...

Keeping to those orders. >> that's right. the partial gag order prevented him from making statements on the courthouse steps. we don't expect to hear anything from stone today. the silence with reporters is not second nature to stone. he is obeying the new order from the judge, which completely shuts down any media contact or statements about the case. back to the special county. data points have aligned the new attorney general william barr is in place. the nomination for his new deputy, a senior transportation department official, jeffery rosen has been announced. we have an end date for the...

It down and apologize. but that was apparently not enough for the federal judge in this case. earlier today, stone arrived at the federal courthouse here in downtown washington. he did not speak to reporters. that's because of the partial gag order in the case that prevents him from speaking on the courthouse steps. i mention that because what we expect today is of the judge will revisit a number of issues, including the partial gag order. also, his bail, which right now is $250,000. one of those instagram posts it mounted to a threat against an individual in this case. the judge. any kind of ...

Think? >> well, sure. part of what litman's getting at there is the judge has a broader discretion to regulate stone's behavior on the courthouse steps than she does when he's on his private instagram. but as to this action, look, the bottom line is what he did on the courthouse steps was stupid. that was dumb. and this is dumber. it is dumb when -- >> and dumber. >> -- someone holds your freedom in your -- there you go. when someone holds your freedom in their hands, as judge jackson does for roger stone, you do not want to take shots at that person. you do not want to incite violence against...