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Trump fires acting AG after Justice Department staff told not to defend refugee order
Fox News.com ^ | January 30, 2017

Posted on 01/30/2017 6:46:27 PM PST by 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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: actingag; ag; attorneygeneral; boente; cultureofcorruption; dag; democratscandals; draintheswamp; fired; first100days; obama; obamaag; obamunism; presidenttrump; ragsdale; sallyyates; shadowgovernment; trump45; trumpdoj; yates; yourefired
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To: jospehm20
"I think she did. This act was probably just to set herself up as a leftist champion for her next gig."

Yup. That's exactly what this was about.

She flashed her 'bonafides.'

61 posted on 01/30/2017 7:16:17 PM PST by blam
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To: Kaslin

62 posted on 01/30/2017 7:16:45 PM PST by DAC21
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To: Kaslin

So, is there disagreement with President Trump’s team or media hype. Don’t like the tone of news, even from Fox. The pile on today from all these folks, acting AG, State folks, Obama, and people in Congress is almost like a coup. Where is McConnell showing some leadership to back President Trump?


63 posted on 01/30/2017 7:16:52 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Roger Kaputnik

I thought a similar thing, but your words are far more humorous.


64 posted on 01/30/2017 7:18:04 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Kaslin

If you need any other evidence that Fed.gov is captured by statist-leftists-progressives, here it is.

They put their ideology above the law.


65 posted on 01/30/2017 7:19:03 PM PST by PGR88
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To: MAGA2017

I swear I never thought I’d see this day. It has been long, long, so long overdue. Thank you God! It’s nice to see someone with a spine.

Now somebody slap one into McConnell!


66 posted on 01/30/2017 7:19:40 PM PST by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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Laura Ingraham ‏@IngrahamAngle 30m30 minutes ago

Hilarious to listen to people in media totally botch the analysis of the firing of the Acting AG.

[Think I'll pour a glass of Trump wine...]

67 posted on 01/30/2017 7:19:42 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: Kaslin

YES. Get the insubordinate bitch out.

Next


68 posted on 01/30/2017 7:21:05 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT Mexico NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: Kaslin

“You’re FIRED!”


69 posted on 01/30/2017 7:21:08 PM PST by luvie (There is no global anthem, no global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one country, America.-DJT)
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To: Kaslin

I loved that Trump fired this bitch, instead of asking for her to resign. Being insubordinate in the Trump Administration will result in the dishonor of being fired.


70 posted on 01/30/2017 7:21:32 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: aquila48
Curious... Could he have appointed Sessions as acting AG?

He would have to resign from the Senate to accept the acting appointment. His vote might be need to confirm his permanent appointment.

71 posted on 01/30/2017 7:21:46 PM PST by etcb
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To: DAC21

I’m shocked at how fast this all played out.


72 posted on 01/30/2017 7:22:39 PM PST by vicdoc
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Fox News ‏@FoxNews 12s13 seconds ago

.@newtgingrich: “We had 8 years of @BarackObama who was always willing to take risks with American lives on behalf of ppl we had never met.”

73 posted on 01/30/2017 7:22:42 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: Kaslin

HA, President Trump is da man!

Don’t eff with da man.


74 posted on 01/30/2017 7:23:47 PM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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To: Kaslin

Ok, now how about we lock up the people attacking the Presidents voters?


75 posted on 01/30/2017 7:23:51 PM PST by The Toll
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To: Kaslin

Trump should file a complaint with the bar association. What Yates did was attempt to force her client - the U.S. government - into default by not appearing and answering suits in the courts where filed. The response is simple enough - a motion to dismiss on grounds that the President was acting within his discretion - and in most cases the complainants lack standing.


76 posted on 01/30/2017 7:23:55 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Kaslin

What will the results be if half of the government workers resign? My answer is the government would immediately become more efficient.


77 posted on 01/30/2017 7:24:06 PM PST by Terry Mross (I was once ," verysadamerican". Mo more since "WE" won!)
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To: Kaslin

Drain the swamp! MAGA!


78 posted on 01/30/2017 7:24:11 PM PST by Notasoccermom
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To: Notasoccermom

He has just fired someone else. Ragsdale..


79 posted on 01/30/2017 7:25:17 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: HokieMom
Dana Boente was sworn in at 9 pm

Wow! This has to be a record for an executive action.

80 posted on 01/30/2017 7:26:00 PM PST by AndyJackson
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