Emergng reports suggest that President Trump has fired the US attorney general for defiance of his Immigration Orders.
Hurricane Trump: President fires US Attorney General for not Defending his Immigration Orders
Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for “refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States,” the White House said.
“(Yates) has betrayed the Department of Justice,” the White House statement said.
Dana Boente, US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, the White House said, and was sworn in at 9 p.m. ET, per an administration official. A few hours later, Boente issued a statement rescinding Yates’ order, instructing DOJ lawyers to “defend the lawful orders of our President.”
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Trump didn’t call Yates to dismiss her, she was informed by hand-delivered letter, according to a different administration official.
The dramatic move came soon after CNN reported Yates told Justice Department lawyers not to make legal arguments defending Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees.
The White House statement read: From the White House: Statement on the Appointment of Dana Boente as Acting Attorney General
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.
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.
Tonight, President Trump relieved Ms. Yates of her duties and subsequently named Dana Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to serve as Acting Attorney General until Senator Jeff Sessions is finally confirmed by the Senate, where he is being wrongly held up by Democrat senators for strictly political reasons.
“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,” said Dana Boente, Acting Attorney General.
Meanwhile, Stephen Miller defended the administration’s decision to fire the acting attorney general after she refused to defend President Trump’s executive order on immigration.
Just minutes after the White House issued a statement that Sally Yates had been fired — and Dana Boente named as her replacement — the president’s senior adviser explained why she was let go on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“Tonight we found out that an Obama appointee who was confirmed in 2015 was refusing to defend the president’s immigration order, and that’s refusing to defend the Constitution, and the country,” Miller said. “She’s being replaced by someone who will enforce the laws in the United States.”
Miller said Yates had “betrayed her office.”
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