President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE on Tuesday renewed criticism of the jury forewoman in the case of his longtime associate Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Justice IG investigating Stone sentencing: report Romney says Trump's protest tweets 'clearly intended to further inflame racial tensions' MORE, accusing the woman of bias just as a federal judge held a hearing for Stone’s motion for a new trial.

“There has rarely been a juror so tainted as the forewoman in the Roger Stone case. Look at her background. She never revealed her hatred of ‘Trump’ and Stone,” Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon while on a flight back from India.

“She was totally biased, as is the judge,” Trump wrote, calling the case a “miscarriage of justice” that is “sad to watch.”

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There has rarely been a juror so tainted as the forewoman in the Roger Stone case. Look at her background. She never revealed her hatred of “Trump” and Stone. She was totally biased, as is the judge. Roger wasn’t even working on my campaign. Miscarriage of justice. Sad to watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2020

Stone was sentenced to three years and four months in prison last week by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee, after being found guilty on charges brought against him by 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 that include lying to Congress and witness tampering.

Stone’s case has been at the center of drama because of the president’s public comments about it that began earlier this month with him criticizing a sentencing recommendation made by federal prosecutors.

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Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrMichigan resident puts toilet on front lawn with sign 'Place mail in ballots here' Barr says Ginsburg 'leaves a towering legacy' Republicans call for DOJ to prosecute Netflix executives for releasing 'Cuties' MORE has publicly discouraged Trump from tweeting about Stone’s case and other ongoing cases, in a rare break with the president.

Around the time that Trump sent the tweet, Berman Jackson in, courtroom remarks, rebuked Trump and conservatives in the media for criticizing the juror.

There was massive speculation last week that Trump would pardon Stone. The president hasn’t ruled out pardoning his once informal adviser but said Thursday that he would wait for the legal process to play out, saying he believed he has a “very good chance of exoneration.”

“I’m not going to do anything in terms of the great powers bestowed upon a president of the United States. I want the process to play out,” Trump said during a graduation for ex-prisoners in Las Vegas. “I think that’s the best thing to do. Because I’d love to see Roger exonerated, and I’d love to see it happen, because I personally believe he was treated very unfairly.”

Trump has repeatedly singled out the jury forewoman, whose political views expressed on social media have come under scrutiny since she identified herself publicly as a member of the jury that convicted Stone.

Updated at 3:57 p.m.