Updated: Trump Fires Acting AG Who Refused to Defend Refugee Ban, Calls Her ‘Weak’ on Illegal Immigration
The Department of Justice announced today it would not defend the legality of Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugee entry and virtually all travel from seven countries of concern.
In a letter to DOJ lawyers, acting Attorney General Sally Yates wrote that the department would not defend the executive order, saying that while the Office of Legal Counsel is charged with the “narrow question” of whether an executive order is “lawful on its face and properly drafted” and the DOJ’s Civil Division is charged with “advancing reasonable legal arguments that can be made supporting an Executive Order,” her role as head of the DOJ was “different and broader.”
My responsibility is to ensure that the position of the Department of Justice is not only legally defensible, but is informed by our best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts, she wrote. “In addition, I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right.”
Yates concluded that she was not convinced that defending this executive order was “consistent with these responsibilities” or lawful, and that as long as she is acting Attorney General the DOJ would not present legal arguments defending the EO until she was convinced it was appropriate.
Yates, a holdover from the Obama administration, was asked by the Trump White House to take the position of acting Attorney General. Nevertheless, Trump took to Twitter earlier today to complain that he had an “Obama A.G.” because of Democrat obstruction. CNN reports the White House could choose to dismiss Yates. A vote on Trump attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions is expected in the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow.
At the Washington Post‘s Volokh Conspiracy Jonathan Adler writes that to his knowledge Yates’ move is unprecedented, and points to a 2011 lecture by potential Supreme Court nominee William Pryor about when it’s appropriate for an executive branch official to refuse to enforce and defend the law.
UPDATE: Press Secretary Sean Spicer has announced that Yates has been relieved and replaced by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Dana Boente. A White House statement called Yates an “Obama administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration” and that it was “time to get serious about protecting our country.” According to The New York Times, Yates was the only Justice Department official authorized to sign foreign surveillance warrants. Boente says he will enforce Trump’s executive order. Reuters’ surveillane reporter Dustin Volz reports that former intelligence lawyers tell him Boente will have authority to sign those warrants
Source: http://freedombunker.com/2017/01/30/updated-trump-fires-acting-ag-who-refused-to-defend-refugee-ban-calls-her-weak-on-illegal-immigration/
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