Judges' association calls emergency meeting in wake of Stone sentencing reversal

[mystery-ak]

Judges' association calls emergency meeting in wake of Stone sentencing reversal
By Justin Wise - 02/17/20 07:33 PM EST

The independent Federal Judges Association is planning an emergency meeting to address issues stemming from the Justice Department's decision to intervene in the case involving Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Trump.

Philadelphia U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, president of the group, told USA Today that it “could not wait” until its spring conference to discuss the recent decisions made within the department and that its executive committee would convene a conference call on Tuesday after the department backtracked on its recommendation for Stone's sentence.

“There are plenty of issues that we are concerned about,” Rufe, who was nominated by former President George W. Bush, told the newspaper, noting that the group called for the meeting after Trump railed against the initial sentencing recommendation Stone received.

The group, which includes more than 1,100 federal jurists, did not immediately return a request for further comment from The Hill.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/483398-judges-association-calls-emergency-meeting-in-wake-of-roger-stone

[PeteS in CA]

For some reason, I doubt these are judges concerned by the now-resigned prosecutors asking for a sentence 2X-3X the Federal sentencing guidelines, excessive to the point of "cruel and unusual punishment".

This whole thing is feeling like choreographed Hate-Trump shtick.