I'm sorry to hear that Kuby came out on behalf of Stewart. I thought better of him.
Part of the judge's action, I think, is a matter of lawyers circling the wagons. As a writer, I'm always amused at the way writers defend their own, no matter how guilty and unsympathetic they may be. Same thing for the legal eagles.
After all, he did say he was sorry.
Yes, it's circling the wagons with Stewart. But the wagons are ALL tilting far far left and anti-American pro-terrorist.