BREAKING VIDEO : Trump Fires Acting AG Sally Yates For Refusing to Defend Travel Ban
Donald Trump is not wasting time with relics of the past from the Obama Administration looking to obstruct progress.
From The Guardian
Donald Trump has fired his acting attorney general after she told justice department lawyers not to defend his executive order banning travel for people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The White House said on Monday that Sally Yates had “betrayed” the department by refusing to enforce a legal order “designed to protect the citizens of the United States”.
She will be replaced by Dana Boente, US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, to serve as acting attorney general until Senator Jeff Sessions – an anti-immigration hardliner accused of failing to defend civil rights – is confirmed by the Senate.
As the country’s acting top law enforcement official, Yates, who was appointed by Barack Obama, had control over the justice department’s immigration litigation office, which has handled the federal complaints filed against Trump’s order on behalf of the administration since his new policy was announced on Friday.
“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,” Yates wrote in a letter to justice department lawyers. “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.”
Yates’s action earned praise from immigration activists and Democrats but, just three hours later, Trump moved to oust her.
A statement from the White House press secretary’s office said: “Ms Yates is an Obama Administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration.
“It is time to get serious about protecting our country. Calling for tougher vetting for individuals travelling from seven dangerous places is not extreme. It is reasonable and necessary to protect our country.”
Trump had “relieved Ms Yates of her duties,” it added, and Boente will take over until Sessions’ confirmation by the Senate, “where he is being wrongly held up by Democrat senators for strictly political reasons”.
The release quoted Boente as saying: “I am honored to serve President Trump in this role until Senator Sessions is confirmed. I will defend and enforce the laws of our country to ensure that our people and our nation are protected.”
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Draining the swamp, one snake at a time! Proud of you, President Trump!
Yep!! Buh-Bye!!!!!!!
“Sally Yates, yes it’s Donald. You’re Fired.” *click*
Like the majority of the country. I’m so proud of President TRUMP.
it is about time that our country has a strong leader!!!!!!
AMEN!
Yes!!! Yes!! Trump has the ba##s to get things done, it’s sad Mr. Trump that so much of management in the private sector is lacking here, yet won’t promote someone who does.
In the olden days she would be referred to as a “weak sister” , but I think that term is better suited to the likes of Chuck Schumer, John McCain, and Graham.
They are all just useless and need to go!
I’m proud of our president, get those serpents out, who needs them.
Funny how all on this page sre in support of a Hitler figure. Keep hiding your heads in the sand then see who he comes for. Your brother, son, grand children.How did that start?
You liberals always call GOP presidents Hitler. Your overblown hysteria is why Trump is now POTUS. Hooray!
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Go ahead and cry because Killary lost the election. We need a strong person to clean up Obama’s shit. It only takes one person to slip in to have another 9-11. Trump is making America safe again.
It only takes 1 of the hundred of thousands of somalian muslim terrorists in Minnesota to do it, many of us are leaving in droves the moment we can afford to move to another county far away from them, especially after they went and stabbed 11 people in the St. Cloud mall.
Israelis are banned from 16 Muslim countries. Where is your outrage over that?
Barry Hussein and his SOS Hitlery Clinton murdered millions of Muslims and destroyed their countries. Where is your outrage over that?
Your Barry Hussein is the Hitler. He was a fake president who stole two elections and foreign born, war monger who droned children, constant false flags, enemy of free speech, used the media as propaganda, tried to disarm Americans and steal their property.
GET A CLUE AND AN EDUCATION WHICH BARRY AND GANG DIDN”T WANT YOU TO HAVE IN ORDER TO KEEP YOU “UNEDUCATED AND COMPLIANT” PER PODESTA”S WIKILEAK EMAILS.
AuntieEi> HOHLKOPF!
You’ve been held down and walked over for so long, you don’t know what’s right any more – or when someone is trying to keep your butt alive!!
Fire her and have her Arrested for not following orders or treason. Have her face a Military Tribunal…
The Ideology of these Progressive Liberals is Dangerous.. DC Appointed Many Progressive Activist Judges all across the country, That dont defend the Constitution I seen this over and over again in family court the last 8 years.
Well done President Trump. American support you.