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AG Sally Yates refused to defend Trump's order on immigration

AG Sally Yates refused to defend Trump's order on immigration
Posted at 8:57 PM, Jan 30, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-31 07:38:02-05

President Donald Trump has fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she refused to defend his immigration order.

The White House released a statement saying Yates "has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States."

Dana Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has been named new acting attorney general.