Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
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Meet The Acting Attorney General Trump Fired For 'Betraying' The Justice Department
Acting attorney general Sally Quillian Yates, a longtime prosecutor from Atlanta, began her tenure as an Obama appointee two years ago by saying that pursuing justice was more important to her than bringing federal cases in court.
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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Over Travel Ban
President Donald Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world.
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Donald Trump Sacks Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Who Defied His Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump fired the federal government's top lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and saying the Justice Department would not defend his new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.
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Justice Head Tells Staff Not To Defend Donald Trump Refugee Order
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, says she's directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees.
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Meet The Acting Attorney General Trump Fired For 'Betraying' The Justice Department
Acting attorney general Sally Quillian Yates, a longtime prosecutor from Atlanta, began her tenure as an Obama appointee two years ago by saying that pursuing justice was more important to her than bringing federal cases in court.
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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Over Travel Ban
President Donald Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night, after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world.
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Donald Trump Sacks Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Who Defied His Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump fired the federal government's top lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and saying the Justice Department would not defend his new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.
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Justice Head Tells Staff Not To Defend Donald Trump Refugee Order
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, says she's directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees.
