Federal judges reportedly call emergency meeting in wake of Roger Stone case intervention
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay sentencing for Trump confidant Roger Stone on his conviction for witness tampering and lying to Congress.
Stone’s sentencing, scheduled for Thursday, comes as his attorneys are requesting a new trial, after Trump alleged “significant bias” from one juror.The court developments come as the Federal Judges Assn. plans to host an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the intervention of the Department of Justice and President Trump in the Stone sentencing, according toThe group was set to meet later this spring, but its leader, Philadelphia U.S.
Rufe told USA Today that the association was “not inclined to get involved with an ongoing case,” but was supportive of U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who is presiding over the trial. “I am not concerned with how a particular judge will rule,” said Rufe, who was appointed by George W. Bush in 2002. “We are supportive of any federal judge who does what is required.
Former president of the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners Tomeka Hart in a Facebook post wrote: “It pains me to see the DOJ now interfere with the hard work of the prosecutors. They acted with the utmost intelligence, integrity, and respect for our system of justice.”
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