Roger Stone's Proud Boys "Volunteers" Have Been Defending Him Online After the Judge Entered a Gag Order

25 February 19 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News A PLEA TO OTHER RSN READERS - Please make a contribution and support those of us who have. We want Reader Supported News to continue but we can’t carry the whole load. Marc and the RSN Team do a good job of bringing us news worthy of the term. And this site is one of the few where one can have an adult conversation with other people about what is happening in our world. PLEASE, let’s keep RSN on a sound financial footing! / Mainiac, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Roger Stone's Proud Boys "Volunteers" Have Been Defending Him Online After the Judge Entered a Gag Order  Zoe Tillman, BuzzFeed Tillman writes: "Stone said he couldn't remember who exactly gave him the photo of a judge that he Instagrammed and got in trouble for, but he identified Proud Boys leaders as some of his volunteers."  READ MORE Alva Johnson was a staffer on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. (photo: Salwan Georges/AP) Ex-Trump Campaign Staffer Files Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit Against President Beth Reinhard and Alice Crites, The Washington Post Excerpt: "A staffer on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of supporters before a Florida rally, an interaction that she alleges in a new lawsuit still causes her anguish." READ MORE Mitch McConnell. (photo: Olivier Douliery/Getty Images) Dozens of Climate Protesters Storm McConnell's Office Over Green New Deal Miranda Green and Owen Daugherty, The Hill  Excerpt: "More than 100 youth climate protesters entered Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) office Monday to advocate for the 'Green New Deal' and challenge McConnell's plan to fast-track a vote on the resolution in the Senate." READ MORE

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