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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jan 30, 2017 11:12pm |
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| Author | Mark Landler, Michael D. Shear, Matt Apuzzo, and Eric Lichtblau |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 31, 2017 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON — President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday night after she defiantly refused to defend his executive order that has closed the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries.
In an escalating crisis for his 10-day-old administration, the president declared in a statement that Sally Q. Yates, who had served as deputy attorney general under President Barack Obama, had betrayed the Department of Justice by announcing that Justice Department lawyers would not defend Mr. Trump’s order against legal challenges.
Mr. Trump replaced Ms. Yates with Dana J. Boente, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, saying that he would serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer until Congress acts to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama as attorney general.
White House officials said that Mr. Boente was sworn in at 9 p.m., but did not provide details about who performed the ceremony. In a statement, Mr. Boente pledged to “defend and enforce the laws of our country.” In the statement, White House officials lashed out at Ms. Yates. |
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