Trump fires acting AG after Justice Department staff told not to defend refugee order

Fox News.com ^ | January 30, 2017

[Kaslin]

President Donald Trump relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties Monday night after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend Trump's controversial executive refugee and immigration ban.

Yates, a holdover from the Obama Administration, was replaced as acting attorney general by Dana Boente, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Yates had "betrayed the Justice Department" by refusing to enforce Trump's order, which temporarily halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days.

[HokieMom]

I wish only that he would have used this opportunity to appoint Sheriff Joe Arpaio as temporary AG and Mike Zullo as his 2nd in command. They could have started a justice department investigation using their previous findings about Obama’s past and forged documentation as a foundation. It would have been fun to watch all the liberal heads explode.

Agreed! Still time to appoint Sheriff Joe to a high-profile position.

[WildHighlander57]

AMEN!!

[The Westerner]

Leni, it has occurred to me that she’ll join Holder who was hired by the State of Calif to fight Trump’s orders.

[Repeal The 17th]

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[Spiridon]

“You’re fired”..........

[goldbux]

If Sally Yates married Norman Bates, she’d be Sally Yates–Bates in 50 states.

[Tallguy]

That’s pretty much how it’s done. Throw-in a security escort to the front door. We should re-name these “The Trump Perp Walk.”

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I remember that and it showed just how weak bush was and where his heart was not.

[MinuteGal]

"She may join Holder.....

You bring up an interesting point.

Yates is a native Georgian, her roots are there.

She may be receptive to hiring on as second fiddle to Eric Holder and moving to Californicate where she will fade into obscurity (the centers of attention and power being in the NYC/DC Beltway), so I doubt she will make that move.

She's a martyr now...and probably will get many job offers...maybe from the likes of the left-wing ACLU, or as a regular on left-wing cable networks like MSNBC or CNN.

Leni

[HLPhat]

[Bob Ireland]

***Acting AG Sally Yates could have tendered her resignation***

You have nailed it! If you have principles you resign for stated reasons; if you are a hack you defy authority and ask everyone to praise you.

The media has declared war upon the American people... I pray we prevail.

[Grampa Dave]