In what could be described as gross insubordination the Attorney-Generally has been fired and the sudden dismissal took place on Monday night as Sally Yates reportedly ordered Justice Department lawyers Monday not to defend his immigration order of President Trump temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world, The Washington Post reports.
In a press release, the White House said Yates had “betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States.”
The White House has named Dana Boente, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, as acting attorney general. Boente told The Washington Post that he will agree to enforce the immigration order.
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