[PA Engineer]

directed to attend

Interesting. I have been "ordered" to attend as a witness in the past. Never been directed to attend.

[Jack Black]

This particular judge has been at the center of some of the most notorious Deep State operations launched by the Justice Department, including the bogus prosecution of Ted Stevens, used to throw control of the Senate to Team Donkey during the years of the Obama regime, and the coverup of Louis Lerner's behavior via endless stonewalling by the agencies involved.

Here's a bit of his background.

The Observer: Judge Emmet G. Sullivan Slams Brakes on Another Prosecutorial Overreach

udge Sullivan “gets it” and his opinion, issued on Friday, begins with a bang: “The government’s power when prosecuting a criminal case is not infinite. Nor does it extend to any power not specifically forbidden by law.” Comparing the government’s baseless arguments to the conduct of a “grade-schooler seeking to avoid detention,” Judge Sullivan held: “The government in this case has overstepped Rule 17.”

He's needed where he is right now, but perhaps Trump can elevate him for seat number 5 or 6 in his second term.