Judge orders Roger Stone to explain how book doesn't violate gag order

Jackson did not mince words in her latest filing, signaling she may take additional steps to silence Stone — including jail time — if he does not provide an adequate explanation.

"The fact that the order exists at all is entirely the fault of the defendant; the Court did not impose any restrictions on his speech whatsoever until, as he puts it, he 'abused the latitude' the Court gave him, and he used his public platform in an incendiary and threatening manner. And any costs or consequences that will be occasioned by the Court's reiteration of this clear requirement at this later date are also solely attributable to the defendant, since he deliberately waited until public sales were not only 'imminent,' but apparently, ongoing, to inform the Court of the publication effort that had been underway for weeks."