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Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting

Rogue Valley

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Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone

The unusual concern voiced by the judges’ group comes in the wake of an equally unusual protest. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials called on Barr to resign Sunday.

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Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

2/17/20
WASHINGTON – A national association of federal judges has called an emergency meeting Tuesday to address growing concerns about the intervention of Justice Department officials and President Donald Trump in politically sensitive cases, the group’s president said Monday. Philadelphia U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, who heads the independent Federal Judges Association, said the group “could not wait” until its spring conference to weigh in on a deepening crisis that has enveloped the Justice Department and Attorney General William Barr. “There are plenty of issues that we are concerned about,” Rufe told USA TODAY. “We’ll talk all of this through.” Rufe, nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush, said the group of more than 1,000 federal jurists called for the meeting last week after Trump criticized prosecutors' initial sentencing recommendation for his friend Roger Stone and the Department of Justice overruled them. Trump also took a swipe at the federal judge who is set to preside at Stone’s sentencing hearing Thursday.

Rufe said the judges' association is “not inclined to get involved with an ongoing case,” but she voiced strong support for Jackson. “I am not concerned with how a particular judge will rule,” Rufe said, praising Jackson's reputation. “We are supportive of any federal judge who does what is required.” The unusual concern voiced by the judges’ group comes in the wake of an equally unusual protest. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials called on Barr to resign Sunday, claiming his handling of the Stone case "openly and repeatedly flouted" the principle of equal justice. "Although there are times when political leadership appropriately weighs in on individual prosecutions, it is unheard of for the department’s top leaders to overrule line prosecutors, who are following established policies, in order to give preferential treatment to a close associate of the president, as Attorney General Barr did in the Stone case," the letter reads.
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When 1,100 Federal judges and 2,000+ former Federal prosecutors and DOJ investigators publicly say that William Barr has become a huge problem to the DOJ, there is a HUGE problem.

These judicial/prosecutorial protests are unprecedented.

Related: Petition: Attorney General Barr must resign
 
In the war between Trump and Constitution's "checks and balances", Trump is clearly winning. These 1000s of Deep State professionals don't seem to like it for some reason.

First it he took over Republican voters
Then over Republican party and Congress
Then DOJ
Judicial branch is seeing the writing on the wall
 
1,100 democrats complain about republicans.
 
Slavister said:
In the war between Trump and Constitution's "checks and balances", Trump is clearly winning. These 1000s of Deep State professionals don't seem to like it for some reason.

First it he took over Republican voters
Then over Republican party and Congress
Then DOJ
Judicial branch is seeing the writing on the wall
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That's bull**** and you know it. These are not "deep state" anything, They are Republican AND Democrats who served under both administrations. Your defense is null and void.
 
Slavister said:
In the war between Trump and Constitution's "checks and balances", Trump is clearly winning. These 1000s of Deep State professionals don't seem to like it for some reason.

First it he took over Republican voters
Then over Republican party and Congress
Then DOJ
Judicial branch is seeing the writing on the wall
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Thanks for acknowledging Trump's war on checks and balances.
 
Slavister said:
In the war between Trump and Constitution's "checks and balances", Trump is clearly winning. These 1000s of Deep State professionals don't seem to like it for some reason.

First it he took over Republican voters
Then over Republican party and Congress
Then DOJ
Judicial branch is seeing the writing on the wall
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Do you know who ran the Justice Dept. during Stone's indictment and conviction?
 
Hate to rain on your parade but if the federal judges are attempting to intervene for the prosecution, then they are doing the same thing as Trump. Their job is not to carry water for the prosecutors.
 
Drawdown said:
Hate to rain on your parade but if the federal judges are attempting to intervene for the prosecution, then they are doing the same thing as Trump. Their job is not to carry water for the prosecutors.
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This whole thing is stupid and mere fodder for the media. Stone has not been sentenced yet and the recommendation is is just that, a recommendation that isn't binding on the judge.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone

The unusual concern voiced by the judges’ group comes in the wake of an equally unusual protest. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials called on Barr to resign Sunday.

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Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.



When 1,100 Federal judges and 2,000+ former Federal prosecutors and DOJ investigators publicly say that William Barr has become a huge problem to the DOJ, there is a HUGE problem.

These judicial/prosecutorial protests are unprecedented.

Related: Petition: Attorney General Barr must resign
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I don’t know if Trump is draining the swamp, but he’s certainly upsetting it!
 
Lutherf said:
This whole thing is stupid and mere fodder for the media. Stone has not been sentenced yet and the recommendation is is just that, a recommendation that isn't binding on the judge.
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I personally think they should do away with guidelines and take each case on its merits.
 
I guess we'll have to label them all "deep state", right along with everyone else who fails to praise Trump's corruption and criminality at every turn.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone

The unusual concern voiced by the judges’ group comes in the wake of an equally unusual protest. More than 2,000 former Justice Department officials called on Barr to resign Sunday.

Department-of-Justice.jpg

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

When 1,100 Federal judges and 2,000+ former Federal prosecutors and DOJ investigators publicly say that William Barr has become a huge problem to the DOJ, there is a HUGE problem.

These judicial/prosecutorial protests are unprecedented.

Related: Petition: Attorney General Barr must resign
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More whining by the left. Poor babies. How dare the Attorney General question giving 9 years for lying when they give 6 years for murder.

Thats one thing you can depend one. Liberals getting their feelings hurt.
 
Slavister said:
In the war between Trump and Constitution's "checks and balances", Trump is clearly winning. These 1000s of Deep State professionals don't seem to like it for some reason.

First it he took over Republican voters
Then over Republican party and Congress
Then DOJ
Judicial branch is seeing the writing on the wall
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LOL! What twump sycophants mean by the "Deep State" is what rational, sober adults who accept reality recognize as what they call, 'the rule of law'.
 
Drawdown said:
I personally think they should do away with guidelines and take each case on its merits.
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The guidelines are kind of different than the recommendation and, frankly, do provide a bit of consistency across the nation. With federal guidelines we shouldn't see New York giving shoplifters a slap on the wrist and Arizona locking them up for 20 years.
 
Lutherf said:
The guidelines are kind of different than the recommendation and, frankly, do provide a bit of consistency across the nation. With federal guidelines we shouldn't see New York giving shoplifters a slap on the wrist and Arizona locking them up for 20 years.
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The federal guidelines wouldn't come into play in a shoplifting case for most defendants I would imagine.
 
Drawdown said:
The federal guidelines wouldn't come into play in a shoplifting case for most defendants I would imagine.
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INAL and was merely using shoplifting as an example to get the point across. Did you get the point or not?
 
Drawdown said:
Hate to rain on your parade but if the federal judges are attempting to intervene for the prosecution, then they are doing the same thing as Trump. Their job is not to carry water for the prosecutors.
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Hate to rain on your parade but you don't know what the judges will discuss in private until their after-meeting read-out.
 
Condor060 said:
More whining by the left. Poor babies. How dare the Attorney General question giving 9 years for lying when they give 6 years for murder.
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More fascism from the right.

No one questioned the recommended sentence until fat ass tweeted.

Oh! They're being soooo unfair to my convicted crew members!
 
Lutherf said:
The guidelines are kind of different than the recommendation and, frankly, do provide a bit of consistency across the nation. With federal guidelines we shouldn't see New York giving shoplifters a slap on the wrist and Arizona locking them up for 20 years.
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Are you confusing state laws with federal?
 
Lutherf said:
The guidelines are kind of different than the recommendation and, frankly, do provide a bit of consistency across the nation. With federal guidelines we shouldn't see New York giving shoplifters a slap on the wrist and Arizona locking them up for 20 years.
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Figures Lutherf would enter a thread to run general interference to deflect from Trump and not have a clue what he was saying...

The federal sentencing guidelines apply to federal criminal cases. They do not apply to a state shoplifting charges in NY.




Lutherf said:
This whole thing is stupid and mere fodder for the media. Stone has not been sentenced yet and the recommendation is is just that, a recommendation that isn't binding on the judge.
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Stupid dishonesty. That the judge isn't required to follow the changed recommendation does not make it any less remarkable and corrupt for the President to interfere with prosecutors' decisions in a case against his buddy.

But the ugliness if the point, right? Might annoy a liberal. So naturally you cheerlead Trump's corruption.
 
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Rogue Valley said:
More fascism from the right.

No one questioned the recommended sentence until fat ass tweeted.

Oh! They're being soooo unfair to my convicted crew members!
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Heres some news for ya, Nobody (including the judge) will allow the childishness of the left to give a guy 9 years because he is a Trump supporter.

When the judge does sentence Stone you can have something else to cry about.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The head of the independent federal Justice association was appointed by President George w Bush, so I call your accusation of the 1,100 jurists being Democrats to be lies and slander.
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I am sick of people making comments like his. People like us are worried about this country, the constitution, the institutions, and balance of powers. All these people care about is winning and getting libs. I am disgusted
 
Condor060 said:
Heres some news for ya, Nobody (including the judge) will allow the childishness of the left to give a guy 9 years because he is a Trump supporter.

When the judge does sentence Stone you can have something else to cry about.
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The same Judge who Stone put her pic next to a crosshairs target? How desperate are you to defend Stone?
 
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