January 30, 2017
President Trump To Acting Attorney General: You're Fired
Matt Vespa
Townhall.com
President Donald J. Trump has fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates hours after she penned a letter announcing that the Department of Justice would not defend his executive order on immigration.Yates had expressed doubts over the order's legality.
“I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right,” she wrote in a letter. “At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful.” U.S. Attorney Dana Boente replaced Yates (via Politico):
President Donald Trump fired the nation's acting attorney general Monday night after she refused to defend an executive order he issued last week restricting immigration in the name of national security.
In an act of high political drama just ten days after taking office, Trump replaced Obama administration appointee Sally Yates with the U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, Va., Dana Boente.
"The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States. This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel," a White House statement said. "Ms. Yates is an Obama Administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration."
Yates, the now ex-acting attorney general, was a holdover from the Obama administration, as Trump’s nominee to be our top legal enforcer, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), remains in limbo. Despite the delay, Sessions is expected to be confirmed.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/30/president-trump-fires-acting-attorney-general-n2278978
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