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

WASHINGTON, DC — A national association of federal judges has called an emergency meeting 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.” Continue reading.