Roger Stone, sorry for the crosshair judge post

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Reuters

Roger Stone apologized to an American judge after posting on Instagram an image of her alongside what appeared to be the union trait.

The former Trump campaign advisor had been arrested in January and charged with seven counts as part of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the country. 2016 US presidential election.

In a commentary, next to the image of Judge Jackson, who oversees his lawsuit, Mr. Stone described the special advocate as "head of junk food from the state".

The post of Mr. Stone, who was removed from office, also described the judicial proceedings as "summary trial" and Judge Jackson "'s [former US President Barack] Obama has appointed a judge who rejected Benghazi's accusations against Hillary Clinton.

In 2017, Judge Jackson dismissed the lawsuit filed against Ms. Clinton by the parents of two of the four Americans killed in an attack in 2012 against the US consulate in Libya.

Jackson JA also dismissed a related complaint. Mrs. Clinton, who was US Secretary of State at the time, had defamed parents by lying about them in the press.

In a letter to the court, Mr. Stone wrote: "Please inform the court that the photo and commentary of today were incorrect and that they should not have been posted.

"I had no intention of disrespecting the court and humbly excusing myself in court for the transgression."

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He also posted on Instagram: "A photo of Judge Jackson posted on my Instagram has been misinterpreted.

"It was a random picture on the Internet.

"Any inference that this was supposed to threaten in one way or another the disrespectful judge or court is categorically wrong."