Feb 19, 2019 - Technology

Roger Stone faces hearing after controversial Instagram post

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A federal judge ordered Roger Stone on Tuesday to show why the conditions of his release or a partial gag order should not be modified in the case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller alleging he lied about communications with the Trump campaign about hacked emails possessed by WikiLeaks.

Driving the news: Stone posted a photo to his Instagram account Tuesday showing the judge in the case, Amy Berman Jackson, with a crosshairs symbol near her head. He later deleted the post, calling it "a random photo from the Internet" and denying it was meant to threaten Jackson. He also filed a notice of apology with the court, apologizing for the "improper" post."

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Democrats demand Trump release his tax returns after NYT report

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Democrats called on President Trump to disclose his tax returns following a New York Times report alleging he paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in 10 of the past 15 years.

Details: Trump said the report was "total fake news," that he's unable to release the returns as they're "under audit" by the IRS, "which does not treat me well." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement the report "provides further evidence of the clear need" for a House lawsuit to access the tax returns and "ensure the presidential audit program is functioning effectively, without improper influence."

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Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized

Brad Parscale, the former campaign manager for President Trump's re-election campaign, at Drake University in January in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Tom Brenner/Getty Images

Fort Lauderdale police arrived at former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale's home on Sunday after his wife called and said he was threatening to harm himself, Florida officials confirmed to Axios.

Details: Fort Lauderdale Police Sgt. DeAnna Greenlaw told Axios officers responded to a report of "an armed male attempting suicide" just before 4 p.m. local time.

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