"This is a criminal proceeding and not a public relations campaign," Judge Amy Berman Jackson said.
Jackson cautioned Stone against treating the build up to the trial "like a book tour" and reminded him he should not argue his case "on the talk show circuit."
Jackson, who handles several cases related to the Mueller investigation, previously imposed a gag order over Paul Manafort's criminal case restricting Manafort's team's public statements.
Both sides will be given a chance to respond by next Friday.
Stone was charged last week with seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. He has pleaded not guilty.
The Justice Department said that evidence from Stone's computer and accounts go back "several years," and that the FBI seized electronic devices from Stone's home, apartment and office.
Stone's charges stem from statements he made to congressional investigators about his attempts to communicate with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election about stolen Democratic emails the organization planned to release. In his indictment, prosecutors say Stone coordinated with Trump campaign officials about the outreach.
Stone became the sixth Trump adviser to face charges in the special counsel's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the 37th person or entity in total charged by Mueller. Stone and the Russian company Concord Management and Consulting are the only two currently fighting their charges.
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