Trump SACKS Attorney General Sally Yates after she told Justice Department NOT to defend his immigrant travel ban AND then fires director of immigration and customs agency just two hours later
Donald Trump has fired Democrat-appointed acting Attorney General Sally Yates
White House accused her of ‘betraying’ Justice Department after she refused to support the president’s so-called ‘Muslim ban’
Yates had directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend the travel ban saying she was not convinced the order was lawful
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Daniel Ragsdale was fired just two hours later
Dana Boente was sworn in at 9pm on Monday as new acting Attorney General
Boente will serve until Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed by the Senate
By Hannah Parry and Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter
DailyMail.com
31 January 2017
President Donald Trump has fired the acting Attorney General after she refused to defend his controversial immigration order.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Daniel Ragsdale was fired just two hours later without explanation.
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, was accused of ‘betraying’ America after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend Trump’s so called ‘Muslim ban’ on Monday. She said she was not convinced the order was lawful.
Dana Boente was sworn in as acting attorney general at 9pm on Monday in a hastily arranged ceremony after Trump fired his predecessor. He has already issued an order for the Justice Department to defend Trump’s executive order.
Meanwhile Thomas Homan has been appointed to take over as Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from Ragsdale.
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