Trump joins push for new Roger Stone trial, judges call emergency meeting on political pressure
President Trump joined calls for a new trial for his friend Roger Stone while a group of federal judges prepared to hold an emergency meeting on concerns of political pressure on the judiciary.
Trump's tweets of a Fox News commentator's remarks that a new trial is warranted for his friend Stone came hours before the judge in his case was due to hold a conference call on scheduling issues. Former Justice Department employees called for the resignation of Attorney General William Barr after he recommended a lower prison sentence for Stone on the heels of Trump's criticism of the first suggested sentence.
Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, leaves the Prettyman United States Courthouse after a hearing February 1, 2019 in Washington, DC.joined calls on Tuesday for a new trial for his friend Roger Stone as a group of federal judges prepared to hold an emergency meeting on concerns of political pressure on the judiciary.
Trump's tweets of a Fox News commentator's remarks that a new trial is warranted for the Republican operative came hours before the judge in his case was due to hold a conference call on scheduling issues, which could include a postponement of his sentencing.The tweets also came less than a week after Attorney General William Barr said Trump's tweeting about pending federal cases such as Stone's was making it "impossible" for Barr to do his job.
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