Rogue One? Acting AG Yates gets canned by Pres Donnie for defying his Immigration/Travel EO because she felt it was a bad idea. Sorry because It was not “wise or just and goes against the mission of the dept.” It’s your job to do what the boss says not challenge the boss, right? But then again, most people will look at it as Yates being defiant because she was an Obama holdover till “yes man” Jeff Sessions takes the chair- PB/TK
President Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates After She Defied Immigration Order – Reuters – Updated: 12:06 PM Eastern Originally published: 2:40 AM
(WASHINGTON) — In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare the growing discord and dissent surrounding an executive order that halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days. The firing, in a written statement released just hours after Yates went public with her concerns, also served as a warning to other administration officials that Trump is prepared to terminate those who refuse to carry out his orders.
Yates’ refusal to defend the executive order was largely symbolic given that Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, will almost certainly defend the policy once he’s sworn in. He’s expected to be confirmed Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee and could be approved within days by the full Senate.
Yet the firing reflected the mounting conflict over the executive order, as administration officials have moved to distance themselves from the policy and even some of Trump’s top advisers have made clear that they were not consulted on its implementation.
Continue to time.com article: http://time.com/4654665/president-trump-sally-yates-immigration-order/?xid=homepage
