Trump news - LIVE: President's ally Roger Stone banned from speaking about case after Instagram post of judge

FBI special counsel Robert Mueller could hand in his report into allegations members of the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 US presidential election as early as next week, according to reports on Wednesday.
Donald Trump’s former confidant, flamboyant political consultant Roger Stone, is also due to appear in court after posting an image on Instagram appearing to threaten a US district judge overseeing his criminal trial, itself instigated by Mr Mueller’s investigation. 
House Democrats will meanwhile file a resolution tomorrow against Mr Trump’s controversial decision to declare a national emergency over illegal immigration from the southwestern border in order to bypass Congress and get his wall built.
Earlier today, Donald Trump lashed out at Empire actor Jussie Smollett, and asked why he did not apologise for allegedly fabricating a story in which he was attacked by seeming supporters of the president.
 
Smollett was charged with filing a false police report this morning in Chicago. Here's our report:

Trump attacks Empire actor Jussie Smollett for staging alleged hate crime: 'What about MAGA?'

Chicago police say the actor paid two men $3,500 to fake the attack because he wanted to promote his career
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Donald Trump has instructed the White House to review potential dangers posed by climate change — which the president has repeatedly mocked.
 
They're forming a panel to review the evidence. The only problem? Well, some of those who are reportedly going to join the panel have rejected some near universally accepted facts about how fossil fuels impact the environment.
 
And, he made some interesting comparison between carbon monoxide and jewish people during the Holocaust:

Trump climate change panel set to be led by scientist who compared ‘demonisation’ of carbon dioxide to Holocaust

William Happer's 'false, unscientific notions about climate change represent a danger to the American people', says scientist
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Here's our report on the judge's gag order for Roger Stone, and what that means for the Trump ally's legal troubles going forward.
 

Trump's former adviser Roger Stone gagged by judge

Roger Stone - a former advisor to Donald Trump - has been gagged by a judge after he admitted posting an image on social media that showed her next to a set of cross-hairs. More follows…
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Roger Stone's Instagram featured the photo of a judge and apparent crosshairs the other day.
 
But, the political operative has some other solid posts as well, as pointed out in this tweet.

 

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The judge has decided to gag Roger Stone completely after his Instagram post, which featured her head shot alongside what appeared to be gun cross hairs.
 
After he apologised repeatedly, the judge suggested that the apologies ring "quite hollow."
 
"No Mr Stone, I'm not giving you another chance," Judge Amy Berman Jackson said before imposing the full gag order.
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Donald Trump has been criticised for his decision to keep 24-year-old woman Hoda Muthana — who allegedly left the United States in 2014 to join Isis — from returning to the US.
 
The US government says she is not a citizen, even though she was issued a passport. Lawyers say the president doesn't have the power to unilaterally decide that some Americans are no longer citizens.
 
Our report:

Trump's decision to deny woman re-entry to US after joining Isis is 'mindset of authoritarian', critics say

'We don’t just make declarations based on what we see on Fox News or in the newspapers. The president unfortunately does,' one lawyer tells The Independent
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The judge has signaled that releasing Roger Stone under current conditions would pose a risk to public safety.
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The judge told Roger Stone that he is smart enough to understand the significance of words and symbols.
 
But, while Mr Stone has apologised in court today, she said that the Instagram post had a "sinister message" and that she does not believe the apologies.
 
"So thank you, but the apology rings quite hollow," Judge Amy Berman Jackson said.
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The judge is building up to her opinion in the Roger Stone case today:
 
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The judge has returned to the courtroom where Roger Stone awaits.
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As Democrats plan to introduce resolution blocking Donald Trump’s border wall, a majority of the country believes his national emergency declaration will be struck down in court according to a new poll:

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