Thread: Breaking: Acting U.S. Attorney General Says Won't Defend Trump's Immigration Order

Obama Appointee, Interim DOJ Head Refuses To Defend President Trump Executive Order…


Posted on January 30, 2017 by sundance


And now we see why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was so willing to drag his UniParty feet and not get AG Jeff Sessions confirmed…


WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.


Yates said in a memo Monday that she is not convinced that Trump’s order is lawful, or that its defense is consistent with the department’s obligation to “always seek justice and stand for what is right.”


Yates was appointed deputy attorney general by President Barack Obama. She became acting attorney general once Loretta Lynch left the position.



Her directive will be in place until she leaves the department, which will happen once the Senate confirms Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general. (read more)


https://theconservativetreehouse.com...ecutive-order/