“Come up to the bench.” The phrase has been a frequent refrain from U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia, as she’s presided over the presentation of evidence and questioning of witnesses in Roger Stone’s trial for four days.

Federal prosecutors have objected time and again to questions from Stone’s defense attorney. Stone’s lawyers have objected to the prosecution’s questions as well, but less frequently. Hints can be gleaned from the private conferences about what lawyers want to ask but can’t bring up, and the kinds of information attorneys on either side aren’t eager to have publicly discussed in front of the jury.

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