In a prison forever without a trial, and the only hope to be set free is by a judge -the situation of the GSE's today.
Nobody should be surprised if behind the scenes the administration is putting heavy pressure on a judge involved in a GSE case before a decision is made.
Same situation in 1979 with Federal Judge Herbert J.Stern when he decided a case in Berlin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Jay_Stern As usual, Wikipedia doesn't tell the whole story...