Roger Stone suspended from Twitter

CLOSE Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone was suspended from Twitter after an expletive-filled tweetstorm attacking CNN and some of the network's on-air personalities.

Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone was suspended from Twitter Saturday after an expletive-filled tweetstorm late Friday attacking CNN and some of the network's on-air personalities.

Twitter said in a statement Saturday that it would not comment on individual accounts. However, under its current guidelines, the website does not allow "targeted abuse."

The long time Republican strategist lashed out with vulgarities at anchors Don Lemon and Jake Tapper, among others. CNN reported Friday night that a grand jury had approved the first charges in the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

When accessing to Stone's profile @RogerJStoneJr Saturday evening, a message reads, "This account has been suspended."

Twitter's abusive behavior guidelines stipulates that accounts in violation of its policies could be subject to a permanent ban.

Buzzfeed News, Slate and The Hollywood Reporter reported citing unnamed sources that the ban would be permanent.

Without mentioning Stone by name, Tapper responded to the "prominent" meltdown.

Watching some prominent meltdowns on Twitter. Quite a sight! pic.twitter.com/g1I9DFdsUY — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 28, 2017

Saturday's suspension was not the first time Stone lost access to his account, either. In April, Twitter suspended his account after Stone threatened an employee of the progressive group Media Matters, according to The Hill.

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