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Article snippet: Republican operative and Trump associate MORE found himself in more legal trouble Friday after a federal judge demanded an explanation as to why he did not disclose the “imminent” publication of a book that may violate a gag order. U.S. District Amy Berman Jackson imposed the gag order last week after Stone posted a picture on his Instagram page that put crosshairs over Jackson’s head. The gag prohibits Stone from discussing his case in public, including criticizing Jackson or special counsel MORE, which the book reportedly does. “It is FURTHER ORDERED that defendant shall file an additional submission by March 4, 2019 identifying the specific date of the ‘imminent general rel[e]ase’ of the book…and explaining why this matter -- which was known to the defendant -- was not brought to the Court's attention,” Jackson wrote in Friday’s court order. Jackson noted that Stone’s lawyers could have informed her of the book at multiple times through February. She also said when she imposed the gag order that she had “serious doubts whether [Stone] learned any lesson at all,” and said she would consider sending Stone to jail for future transgressions. Stone has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress and obstructing justice. He first drew the scrutiny of Mueller over his alleged coordination with Wikileaks regarding the dumping of a slew of Democratic documents in 2016 meant to embarrass five to eight days for the government to lay out its case against the Trum... Link to the full article to read more