A US judge sentenced Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone for 40 months on Thursday. Last year, Stone was convicted in on seven charges including obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering in a case related to allegations that Trump campaign conspired with Russia to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone jailed for 40 months for impeding congressional probe

The federal special counsel's indictment of Roger Stone, a longtime associate of US President Donald Trump, in the Russia probe is unrelated to the president or the White House, Trump's press secretary said on Friday.

Roger Stone indictment has nothing to do with Trump: White House

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday said, he was grateful to Special Counsel Robert Mueller for a statement disputing a BuzzFeed News report that Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress about a Moscow real estate deal.

Trump thanks special counsel Robert Mueller for statement about BuzzFeed article

A top Democrat in the US Congress has vowed to look into a report that President Donald Trump ordered his personal attorney to lie to Congress to hide dealings with Russia.

Democrat vows to probe Trump lawyer's alleged lies to Congress

President Donald Trump on Wednesday fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after a heated midterm vote, naming a loyalist to replace him in a move that raises questions over the future of the Russia investigation.

Fears for Russia probe as Trump fires Jeff Sessions

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that accusations of Russian interference in US midterm elections were "empty statements," as voters cast their ballots in the most crucial election.

Russia says accusations of US vote interference are 'empty statements'