Trump fires acting AG after she declines to defend travel ban

By Evan Perez and Jeremy Diamond, CNN

January 31, 2017

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Yates is an Obama appointee
She is serving until Trump nominee Sessions is confirmed.


Washington (CNN)President Donald 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.
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 move set up a clash between the White House and Yates, who was appointed by President Barack Obama and was set to serve until Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for attorney general, is confirmed.
"My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts," she said in a letter. "In addition, 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."
Trump's executive order, signed Friday, bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days, suspends the admission of all refugees for 120 days and indefinitely suspends the Syrian refugee program. Yates' decision came amid a flood of protests against the executive order nationwide and after four federal judges ruled against Trump's order, staying its impact on people who were detained at US airports over the weekend.

Trump tweeted his response shortly after the news broke, saying Democrats have stymied Sessions' confirmation, enabling Yates.

"The Democrats are delaying my cabinet picks for purely political reasons. They have nothing going but to obstruct. Now have an Obama A.G.," he said.

"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 wrote.
Yates' decision was always likely to be extremely short-lived as Sessions is scheduled for a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
White House policy director Stephen Miller, who helped craft the executive order, called Yates' decision "a further demonstration of how politicized our legal system has become."
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"It's sad that our politics have become so politicized, that you have people refusing to enforce our laws," Miller said Monday night on MSNBC.
Miller also defended the executive order's legality, insisting that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives the President "the ability to exclude any class of would-be visitors or immigrants to our country based on our national security interests."

But the decision didn't face the same criticism from Rep. Pete Sessions, a top House Republican, who said Yates' decision was likely similar "to an evaluation that we made."
"And that was it did not appear to be specific in nature," Sessions said referring to the executive order. "So it may be a matter of clarity it may be a matter of illegality to him, it may be a matter of several things. It did not look as complete and succinct as what I think I would've wanted."
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, praised Yates for standing up "on principle."
"In all my years as a member of Congress, which now is 21, I've met so many very principled people who truly believe in the Constitution and doing what is right," Cumming said. "There comes a time when people, no matter who may be their boss, they stand upon their principles, so at the end of the day they can look them selves in the mirror and say 'I synchronized my conduct with my conscience.' And Yates is such a person."
Currently, there are cases filed in at least five states including Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Washington and California that are challenging Trump's order.
The decision effectively grounds the executive order for the next few days until Sessions is sworn in.

"This will be moot. Then we will very much see the Trump Justice Department led by Jeff Sessions defend this executive order pretty vigorously. And then it will be up to the courts," said Steve Vladeck, a CNN contributor and law professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN's Erin Burnett Monday the Justice Department decision reflects poorly on the Trump administration.
"When you do something as important as this, it can't be a Twitter-type of activity," Schumer said. "This has to be thoroughly vetted ... and it's a very bad omen for this presidency."
Activists who have led the fight against Trump's immigration ban lauded Yates' action Monday night.
"We took to the court room, people took to the streets and now principled federal officials are drawing a hardline on this shameful and unconstitutional act by President Trump. This is what we rely on the Department of Justice for, to uphold the rule of law no matter how the political wind is blowing," said Karen Tumlin, the National Immigration Law Center's legal director.
Lee Gelernt, the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who argued against the immigration ban in court in New York, praised Yates' decision and called on the next attorney general to "continue with that policy."
"This ban will do irreparable damage to real people and to American values," he said.
CNN's Kevin Liptak and Theodore Schleifer contributed to this report.



Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/donald-trump-immigration-order-department-of-justice/index.html

Some nitwits (NL resident chronically embittered & disgruntled elemets) rejoicing in this ban have no idea of the far reaching effects of what this power drunk crazy mofo has done....

A professorof Molecular Genetics from Switzerland who happens to hold an iranian passport was among those banned from entry into & this is someone knee deep in research for cure for Tuberculosis & Diabetes..... How is this OK

Pentagon, Joint Chiefs, Homeland Security were not consulted before emperor baby fists swung into motion, now he has left poo for them to clean up... Frantic efforts are already being made to get waivers for people from these countries acting as spies & translators for them....

In all of this, it speaks loudly that Saudi (Terrorist.com) UAE, Qatar and co haven't been included.... Business/ PROFIT over EVERYTHING ..., Trump really echoes the sentiments held by some peeps...


There is no way this won't be blocked!!! No way!!

It seems President Trump is dead serious with this travel ban.

https://www.nairaland.com/2913203/herbal-tea-secrete-fathers-used in curing PreMAture ExPULsion and E.D

Flexherbal:
It seems President Trump is dead serious with this travel ban.

trump would get tired of all these gra gra pretty soon...

Izonpikin:
trump would get tired of all these gra gra pretty soon...

Trump knows deep down this illegality, this treasonous & highly decisive order will not stand the test of time but he has to pump his baby fists uncontrollably in the air , put on a show for his deluded band of deplorables...

His excuse when groups like ACLU, The SC & The Congress/Senate (ultimately, they have their seats to protect) eventually get the orders effectively blocked will be "I tried but ....."

Canada has quickly stepped in to knock the wind out of his sails by offering green card holders stranded outside of the US safe haven..

No decent and honourable person will condone this, protect your people, provide them peace & security , make immigration tighter but don't issue a blanket ban..

modath:


Trump knows deep down this illegality, this treasonous & highly decisive order will not stand the test of time but he has to pump his baby fists uncontrollably in the air , put on a show for his deluded band of deplorables...

His excuse when groups like ACLU & The Congress/Senate (ultimately, they have their seats to protect) eventually get the orders effectively blocked will be "I tried but ....."

Canada has quickly stepped in to knock the wind out of his dails by offering green card holders stranded outside of the US safe haven..

No decent and honourable person will condone this, protect your people, provide them peace & security , make immigration tighter but don't issue a blanket ban..

when the whole world turns against the mumu man he would not know what hit him..

Ban this ban that...thats not what has made America thrived..diversity and inclusion has...

jejemanito:
I think at this point the political encyclopedias on Nairaland need to explain how on earth these Trump calls are moving swiftly

I thought in a DEMOCRACY the executive, legislators and the judiciary must align before decisions can be SIGNED into law

Ayam not understanding again o

reason why the olodo would be hit hard pretty soon...by the time the laws of the land descends on him...

na wa o...President Trumpet!

Fire on President Trump

Izonpikin:
when the whole world turns against the mumu man he would not know what hit him..

Ban this ban that...thats not what has made America thrived..diversity and inclusion has...

The wave has started, there is a rogue WHITE HOUSE twitter handle already taking care of him.... This psycho & his puppet master Bannon ( racist per excellence) need to be stopped...

modath:


The wave has started, there is a rogue WHITE HOUSE twitter handle already taking care of him.... This psycho & his puppet master Bannon ( racist per excellence) need to be stopped...

Please what's the handle. Read up on bannon, that guy is evil per excellence plus he's a Leninist.

Clinton News Network is at it again. If she knew she couldn't run with the government's policies, why didn't she honorably resign?
See her face like amoeba.
Stark hypocrisy is when you are soo vocal and expectant about the failure of Trump, someone who doesn't care if you exist or not, while you turn a blind eye to your country's indisputable failings . A government you helped bring to power.
Just take a look at them littering the thread already, busybody zombies being more American than the American while their Nigeria nosedives deeper into the quagmire. Charity they say begins at home.

We need a Trump in Nigeria also to clean up this mess the northerners have made.

Just in, Trump just fired the director of ICE too.

this nigga dey vex o


if only trump was the president, Dalung would have gone back to his cattle ranch

God bless DT, why complain ...must they live with Infidels? these Animals aren't suppose to live in the same country with humans

The world view of Islam is terror. When it affect others, they will keep quiet but when the tide turns they scream oppression. The question Muslims Should be asking, why not judaism, traditional religion or other religion. Trump is trying rid her country of radicals. American isn't your home. You can go back to your respective countries and make urs great.

There are some moves this man pushes that I am against and part of it is this one. I think he is now biting more than he can chew.
I can't blame him though, nobody wants terrorist attack in his/her country. Some of his efforts are laudable while others are questionable.

Some Nigerians will not face their own poo.

If you are a dual National, (Nigerian American) you are not under any ban. And if Trump ban you, come back home and let us enjoy the 'CHAINGE' together.

Gasoline increase imminent...

Wetin concern me sef?

raphead:


Please what's the handle. Read up on bannon, that guy is evil per excellence plus he's a Leninist.

@RoguePOTUSStaff. Here you go....

I know all there is to know about the insufferable pig & I'm sad such a waste of humanity exists in the first place...

modath:



@RoguePOTUSStaff. Here you go....

I know all there is to know about the insufferable pig & I'm sad such a waste of humanity exists in the first place...

Crude missile

I love Trump... He is a man with balls.

Firefire:
Some Nigerians will not face their own poo.

If you are a dual National, (Nigerian American) you are not under any ban. And if Trump ban you, come back home and let us enjoy the 'CHAINGE' together.

Gasoline increase imminent...

Wetin concern me sef?

Why am i not surprised to find you in support of undesirables .... I never believed the Jet Set lifestyle falsehood you keep perpetuating ... No real citizen of the world thinks so shallow.....

Agbalagba langbalangba ... Agba matole !! High chief of LIE LAND!! Mtchewwww!!!

modath:


Some nitwits (NL resident chronically embittered & disgruntled elemets) rejoicing in this ban have no idea of the far reaching effects of what this power drunk crazy mofo has done....

A professorof Molecular Genetics from Switzerland who happens to hold an iranian passport was among those banned from entry into & this is someone knee deep in research for cure for Tuberculosis & Diabetes..... How is this OK

Pentagon, Joint Chiefs, Homeland Security were not consulted before emperor baby fists swung into motion, now he has left poo for them to clean up... Frantic efforts are already being made to get waivers for people from these countries acting as spies & translators for them....

In all of this, it speaks loudly that Saudi (Terrorist.com) UAE, Qatar and co haven't been included.... Business/ PROFIT over EVERYTHING ..., Trump really echoes the sentiments held by some peeps...


There is no way this won't be blocked!!! No way!!

There are other professors of molecular Genetics in the US. Politics is all about interest.

modath:


Some nitwits (NL resident chronically embittered & disgruntled elemets) rejoicing in this ban have no idea of the far reaching effects of what this power drunk crazy mofo has done....

A professorof Molecular Genetics from Switzerland who happens to hold an iranian passport was among those banned from entry into & this is someone knee deep in research for cure for Tuberculosis & Diabetes..... How is this OK

Pentagon, Joint Chiefs, Homeland Security were not consulted before emperor baby fists swung into motion, now he has left poo for them to clean up... Frantic efforts are already being made to get waivers for people from these countries acting as spies & translators for them....

In all of this, it speaks loudly that Saudi (Terrorist.com) UAE, Qatar and co haven't been included.... Business/ PROFIT over EVERYTHING ..., Trump really echoes the sentiments held by some peeps...


There is no way this won't be blocked!!! No way!!

This professor of this story is stale , they have all been allowed in now so move on ...Why do yall sound like its a permanent ban in place , what part of the words "temporary 90 days ban" dont you understand . Since the commencement of the ban out of 35000 travellers from those countries only 109 have been stopped from entry because the US needs to know them better

jakesbaba:
I love Trump... He is a man with balls.

he is just another freaking hypocrite...a selfish blonde headed idiot...

Something would soon hit him hard...i just pity americans...because what's happening to nigeria with buhari leading is what would happen to America by the time the bigot is done with them...

He thinks making America great is all about this gragra and quarreling with his own people..

Another good call from Trump .. stupid bitch is an Obama 5th columnist