Following the sentencing of long-time Trump ally Roger Stone, conservative radio show host Mark Levin lit into the Obama-appointed judge who he believes “should not be handling cases involving the president’s past associates.”

As BizPac Review reported, Stone received a sentence of 40 months in jail, and a $20,000 fine as the result of being found guilty of “process crimes stemming from an ostensibly illegitimate investigation into potential Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.”

Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison, $20,000 fine as Trump drops hint of a pardon https://t.co/QLkgu08YAo pic.twitter.com/ndAZI73Bqr — Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) February 20, 2020

Levin believes that the trial may have been rigged from the start, claiming Judge Amy Berman Jackson is “incapable of impartial justice.”

1. As I’ve been saying, this Obama judge, Amy Berman Jackson, has demonstrated time and again she should not be handling cases involving the president’s past associates. She’s not capable of impartial justice. — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 20, 2020

He claims that her inaction on Tomeka Hart, who had a demonstrable bias against President Trump and his associates, was a clear indicator that Stone was never going to receive a fair trial in her court.

2. Most other judges handling this case would’ve been appalled by the conduct of the jury foreman and immediately undertaken an investigation of what transpired in her own courtroom. — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 20, 2020

Nevertheless, she persisted, as they say. The dog-and-pony show commenced and on Thursday, we learned how it ended.

3. But Jackson plows ahead, indicating her desire to throw the book at Stone. This is the same judge who put Paul Manafort in solitary confinement.https://t.co/LB4tG3cT52 — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 20, 2020

Levin shared an article from Fox News that described the “firm” approach taken by Judge Jackson against Stone.

In court, Jackson repeatedly made clear she holds Stone responsible for his circumstances, as his lawyers sought leniency. “Mr. Stone lied,” Jackson said. She also said Stone injected himself “smack” into a political controversy and was not “persecuted.”

Jackson said that Stone’s actions were “deliberate” and “planned” as she decried his “utter disrespect” for the law. But she did note that any of his supporters sent “compelling” letters to her in which Stone was described as “caring and generous.”

This perceived bias was enough that even President Trump himself weighed in on the matter.

“They say Roger Stone lied to Congress.” @CNN OH, I see, but so did Comey (and he also leaked classified information, for which almost everyone, other than Crooked Hillary Clinton, goes to jail for a long time), and so did Andy McCabe, who also lied to the FBI! FAIRNESS? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020

“What has happened to Roger Stone should never happen to anyone in our Country again.” @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020

Given the length of the sentence, it is unclear whether President Trump will immediately pardon Stone, or if he will wait until a potential retrial, given the serious and grievous bias of the jurors during the first one.

*Update: Late Thursday afternoon President Trump spoke to the press about the Roger Stone sentence and hinted, that at least for now, a pardon wouldn’t be forthcoming.

“I want the process to play out,” he said while addressing the biased juror and the call for a new trial. “I’d love to see Roger exonerated. And I’d love to see it happen.”

Watch below, above comments around 1:54 mark: