President Donald Trump has fired acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates after she said the Justice Department would not defend Trump’s executive order on immigration.
Yates was fired just hours after she announced she would not be defending the order. Trump has appointed Dana Boente, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to the position, the White House said in a press release.
“It is time to get serious about protecting our country. Calling for tougher vetting for individuals travelling from seven dangerous places is not extreme,” the White House statement said. “It is reasonable and necessary to protect our country.”
Boente, 62, is expected to remain in the position until Senator Jeff Sessions is confirmed as the new attorney general. His nomination hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. Democrats are expected to challenge Sessions’ nomination, but are unlikely to succeed, as he should have enough votes from Republicans to gain approval.
Boente, like Yates, is an Obama appointee. He is a career Justice Department employee who has worked under both Republican and Democratic presidents during his three decades as a prosecutor.
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