The acting Attorney General just told the Justice Department not to defend Trump’s immigrant ban

Source: fusion.net - Monday, January 30, 2017
FILE - In this June 28, 2016 file photo, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. The Justice Department says it’s phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found the private facilities have more safety and security problems than ones run by the government. Yates instructed federal officials to significantly reduce reliance on private prisons. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) AP Acting Attorney General Sally Yates—who was appointed by Barack Obama, not President Donald Trump—has directed the Justice Department not to defend Trump’s executive order which bans refugees and people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. Yates announced her decision in a letter to the DOJ, which was first reported by CNN and the New York Times . BREAKING: Deputy Attorney Sally Yates (current acting AG) says DOJ will not defend Trump executive order. http://pic.twitter.com/BN13dFVYmx — Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) January 30, 2017 She wrote, in part: 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. At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful. […] For as long as I am the acting attorney gene

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