Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. The agony of justice Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr MORE is still raising funding for his defense days before his federal trial starts.

Stone, a longtime informal adviser to President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE, attended an Oktoberfest event sponsored by the Florida Atlantic Conservative Team in Broward, Fla., Monday. There he fundraised for his defense while defending the president and criticizing Sen. Mitt Romney Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyCrenshaw looms large as Democrats look to flip Texas House seat The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error MORE (R-Utah), the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.

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The Sun Sentinel reported that more than 45,000 people across the country have donated to Stone’s defense fund, which has reached two-thirds of its $3 million goal. At the event Stone also nearly sold out of his book, “Stone’s Rules: How to Win at Politics, Business, and Style."

The Hill reached out to Stone for comment.

Stone did not speak about his case at the event, as he is under a gag order that prevents him from discussing the trial set to begin Nov. 5 in Washington, D.C.

He has attempted to fight the gag order, but federal appeals court judges dismissed his petition last week. Stone repeatedly violated the gag order earlier in the summer with social media posts and news interviews, prompting a federal judge to expand the order to cover all social media platforms.

Stone faces charges of witness tampering, obstruction and false statements for his involvement in the Democratic National Convention email leak in 2016. He was indicted as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s investigation in January.

At Monday’s event Stone described the impeachment inquiry launched by Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) as a “danger to the president” and a “manic drive by the left-wing Democrats and their handmaidens in the mainstream media to remove him," according to the Sun Sentinel.

He also jabbed Romney by suggesting he is trying to prepare for another presidential run.

“So, Mitt, there’s no market, there’s no vacuum and there’s no interest,” he said, according to the Sun Sentinel. “You had two chances. We followed you down the road and you led us to defeat.”