Justice head tells staff not to defend Trump refugee order
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Demonstrators chant outside Tom Bradley International Terminal during a protest by airport service workers from United Service Workers West union Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at Los Angeles International Airport. The vigil in support of travelers affected by the executive order restricting travel from seven primarily Muslim countries.
WASHINGTON >> Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, on Monday directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump’s controversial executive refugee and immigration ban, joining a growing group of administration officials distancing themselves from the new president’s order.
Her directive was likely to be temporary, given that Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, will likely move to uphold the president’s policy. Sessions is awaiting Senate confirmation.
Still, it set up a dramatic standoff between a president and his own Justice Department just days into his tenure.
“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 wrote in a letter announcing her position. “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.”
Trump responded Monday by accusing Democrats of delaying approval of his Cabinet nominees for political reasons. “Now have an Obama A.G.,” the president wrote on Twitter.
Yates’ abrupt decision deepened the discord and dissent surrounding Trump’s order, which temporarily halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days. As protests erupted at airports over the weekend and confusion disrupted travel around the globe, some of Trump’s top advisers and fellow Republicans privately noted they were not consulted about the policy.
At least three top national security officials — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Rex Tillerson, who is awaiting confirmation to lead the State Department — have told associates they were not aware of details of directive until around the time Trump signed it. Leading intelligence officials were also left largely in the dark, according to U.S. officials.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said that despite White House assurances that congressional leaders were consulted, he learned about the order in the media.
Other parts of Trump’s administration were voicing dissent Monday. A large group of American diplomats circulated a memo voicing their opposition to the order, which temporarily halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days. In a startlingly combative response, White House spokesman Sean Spicer challenged those opposed to the measure to resign.
“They should either get with the program or they can go,” Spicer said.
The blowback underscored Trump’s tenuous relationship with his own national security advisers, many of whom he met for the first time during the transition, as well as with the government bureaucracy he now leads. While Trump outlined his plan for temporarily halting entry to the U.S. from countries with terror ties during the campaign, the confusing way in which it finally was crafted stunned some who have joined his team.
Mattis, who stood next to Trump during Friday’s signing ceremony, is said to be particularly incensed. A senior U.S. official said Mattis, along with Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford, was aware of the general concept of Trump’s order but not the details. Tillerson has told the president’s political advisers that he was baffled over not being consulted on the substance of the order.
U.S. officials and others with knowledge of the Cabinet’s thinking insisted on anonymity in order to disclose the officials’ private views.
Trump’s order pauses America’s entire refugee program for four months and indefinitely bans all those from war-ravaged Syria. Federal judges in New York and several other states issued orders that temporarily block the government from deporting people with valid visas who arrived after Trump’s travel ban took effect.
The president has privately acknowledged flaws in the rollout, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking. But he’s also blamed the media — his frequent target — for what he believes are reports exaggerating the dissent and the number of people actually affected.
Trump has also said he believes the voters who carried him to victory support the plan as a necessary step to safeguard the nation. And he’s dismissed objectors as attention-seeking rabble-rousers and grandstanding politicians.
After a chaotic weekend during which some U.S. legal permanent residents were detained at airports, some agencies were moving swiftly to try to clean up after the White House.
Homeland Security, the agency tasked with implementing much of the refugee ban, clarified that customs and border agents should allow legal residents to enter the country. The Pentagon was trying to exempt Iraqis who worked alongside the U.S. and coalition forces from the 90-day ban on entry from the predominantly Muslim countries.
“There are a number of people in Iraq who have worked for us in a partnership role, whether fighting alongside us or working as translators, often doing so at great peril to themselves,” said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.
Policies with such broad reach are typically vetted by affected agencies and subject to review by multiple agencies. It’s a process that can be frustratingly slow but is aimed at avoiding unintended consequences.
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in Trump’s party sought to distance themselves from the wide-ranging order.
While Spicer said “appropriate committees and leadership offices” on Capitol Hill were consulted, GOP lawmakers said their offices had no hand in drafting the order and no briefings from the White House on how it would work.
“I think they know that it could have been done in a better way,” Corker said of the White House.
Some Trump supporters defended the president, saying his actions should not have come as a surprise given his positions during the campaign.
“Nothing he did over the weekend was new,” said Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and an informal adviser. He conceded that coordination could have been better, but he said Trump’s vow to quickly bring change to Washington will sometimes mean he needs to prioritize fast action over broad consultation.
“If you’re the reformer, you need the momentum,” Gingrich said.
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SA=MSM=FAKEnews coming out the closet BIG LEAGUE..time to rethink renewing subscription.
The ACLU raised $24 million online this weekend. That is six times their yearly average. Great days!
That will fund thousands of suits. There aren’t enough government lawyers to defend them.
The SA wouldn’t miss you. Guaranteed! Or should it be GUARANTEED?
“Sally Yates…you’re FIRED!”
Haha!!
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
Just cancel your subscription Ke go hand. Good riddance. “Lead,follow or block trumpf road”. Block.
“Sally Yates…you’re FIRED!”
Haha!!
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
You mean you are not on TeamTrump any more?
Please, say it ain’t so. I don’t get it. Why would’t you want to be on the winning team. That’s the main reason I joined, and Trump did tell us he wanted solidarity for the Nation. So you can’t leave the team. You just can’t.
Wait. Wait a second.
(whispers)
Oh, I get it, Keoni. You’re going under cover.
You’re going to infiltrate the other side with all those losers who can’t live without facts and and fairness and decency, and who are too weak and afraid to seize the power and glory that is about to be in our nation’s grasp. Brilliant. J.Edgar had the same idea. You can count on me, Keoni. My lips are sealed.
Godspeed old friend. May you bring more power and glory to our dear leader and to the father land.
(normal voice)
Yea, I do not like you any more, Keoni. I do not care for your opinions or your attitude…
Yea, I think your attitude that has caused this great country much strife and turmoil over the years.
I think you lack respect for our most fundamental American principles.
So get lost.
(whispers again)
How did that sound? You think it’s going to fool those Dummocrats? You do? Gee, thanks, little buddy.
@ DannoBoy
[whispering] (psssst psssst…keep your day job).
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Danno back at it…#MAGA
Hope the door hit her in the rear.
Oddly the refugee applicants have been vetted far more than any Americans. Even the Bush administration practiced the same level of extreme vetting that Obama did. Oddly, the one who was NOT vetted and who got a free ride from the media is Trump.
If this is fake to you, wait until you see what happens when Trump comes up with his health care reform. He said that it will be “great” and customer less and better. That while never consulting with Congressional members. Remember, Spicer said they consulted with appropriate members when in fact they had no hand in the making of these mandates. So you still think Trump is qualified to lead our country?
He’s an incompetent buffoon. Now people can see why almost every business he started failed.
This is without question the worst presidential transition ever. Trump can’t seem to do anything right. Surprise!
It seems to go beyond simple incompetence. Trump’s apparent belief that he is king, combined with his insecurity and vindictiveness has him behaving in a manner bordering on mental illness.
“Sally Yates…you’re FIRED!”
Haha!!
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
Yea, I do not like you any more, Keoni. I do not care for your opinions or your attitude…
Right. I do not like you either, Keoni. You scoundrel.
I think your attitude that has caused this great country much strife and turmoil over the years.
I think you lack respect for our most fundamental American principles.
So get lost.
(whispers)
How did that sound? You think it’s going to fool tho?. Is this really the best way to achieve the national solidarity our glorious leader has called for?
@ DannoBoy
[whispering] (psssst psssst…keep your day job).
Cleaning up YOUR MESS! Stop whining loser!
You aren’t bright enough to see the none of this is whining. It’s fighting. And it’s an awful lot of fun!
Trump’s presidency is already finished. He’s a laughingstock and an ignoramus.
@ KKKlastri
blah blah blah
Eat CROW you LOST BIG LEAGUE!
We WON BIG TIME!!
#MASA
keonigohan, fake fake pilau phony post
“Sally Yates…you’re FIRED!”
Haha!
(It’s so fun to mindlessly repeat this stuff over and over, spamming all the LOSERS, isn’t it, Keoni? I’m so glas you are going to renew your SA subscription.)
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
You making me think maybe I shouldn’t lol
Yea, I do not like you any more, Keoni. I do not care for your opinions or your attitude…
Right. I do not like you either, Keoni. You scoundrel.
I think your attitude that has caused this great country much strife and turmoil over the years.
I think you lack respect for our most fundamental American principles.
So get lost.
(whispers)
How did that sound? You think it’s going to fool tho?. Is this really the best way to achieve the national solidarity our glorious leader has called for?
@ DannoBoy
[whispering] (psssst psssst…keep your day job).
Please Please renew. Keoni.
We need your brilliant analysis about how the Media and Odumdum are responsible for all these “fake” problems.
Team Trump will be lost without you.
Weeeeee weeeeee. Watching your heads implode is something to behold trust me!
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Yippee!
YeeHaw! lol
I admire the acting chief law enforcement officer for standing up to the illegality of Trump. Even Republican leaders now are condemning Trump. It is about time. They have reason to fear him but men like Mccain still have the courage and will dump all over the phony Republican Trump.
Trump ran on the republican ticket, but I would be hard pressed to actually consider him republican. He’s going to turn Washington upside down. It would behoove you to just sit quietly(or not) while the adults get to work. I know it’s hard, you and your ilk are going to be but(sp) hurt for a long time. Just chill out, that’s what I did for 8 years of Obama. Unless of course your boyfriend is from Yemen, then I could understand the high pitched squeal.
When you take a government job, you do the job. If you don’t like the job, you quit. Imagine if I was a police officer and I saw you getting assaulted, then decided that I don’t like how you look, and then walked away. How would you feel?
When you are charged to serve the public, you take the orders of the people who are in charge and accountable to those who elected them. You don’t have the “option” to take a knee, your option is to resign. Like Admiral Harris said last month about the men who died on the Arizona on December 7, 1941, they were not the type to “take a knee” and fought to the last man. Did the Americans, Marines and civilian workers, on Wake Island “take a knee” even knowing that they would lose the battle? No, of course not.
The difference between you and me is clear, I would die to defend your right to say what you want, but you would not give your life to defend me.
That has nothing to do with what happened here.
Trump signed an illegal order. The Justice Department was asked to defend an illegal order against an avalanche of lawsuits that have been filed and will be filed. The Acting AG, correctly said that she would not provide a defense against those suits. Since the President is clearly insane, he fired the Acting AG. He’s going to be firing a lot of people who refuse to assist him and further enable his madness.
Trump is a psychotic. He could always lie and hide his failures and absolute incompetence and ignorance, but he can’t hide it anymore.
Every person who voted for Trump should be deeply ashamed of what they have done.
@ KKKlastri
Your Sally Yates got FIRED!
Now what laulau! lol
You too have an option to “take a knee”, give up your citizenship and go immigrate to another country. Sorry, you must be under the age of 30 to be unable to understand how the real, adult world works.
“Illegal order”, hell, all those last minute orders signed by Obama would be “illegal” based on my opinion. Only after a full judicial review, can a presidential order be deemed “illegal”. That is called “due process” which allows our country to be one of laws, not a dictatorship, oligarchy or social experiment.
Calling the President of the United States “psychotic” for the next four to eight years is going to wear thin after the first month. Our country is stronger than just one person and will survive President Trump better than it did Obama. The political and economic damage by Barry will be clearly seen as the historians have the opportunity to dissect his presidency in the objective cold light of day. My simple advice to you, “Grow up”.
(It’s so fun to mindlessly repeat this stuff over and over, spamming all the LOSERS, isn’t it, Keoni? I’m so glas you are going to renew your SA subscription.)
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
Well I haven’t decided yet.
Yea, I do not like you any more, Keoni. I do not care for your opinions or your attitude…
Right. I do not like you either, Keoni. You scoundrel.
I think your attitude that has caused this great country much strife and turmoil over the years.
I think you lack respect for our most fundamental American principles.
So get lost.
(whispers)
How did that sound? You think it’s going to fool tho?. Is this really the best way to achieve the national solidarity our glorious leader has called for?
@ DannoBoy
[whispering] (psssst psssst…keep your day job).
What? How does this relate to Allie’s comment?
Thanks, Klastri, I couldn’t make heads or tails of Manoa’s comments.
IRT Manoa: Wrong, Police Officers can refuse to follow an UNLAWFUL command from their superiors…#MAGA
@ allie
Hon…Sally on the unemployment line as I type.
Don’t worry, she’ll still make more in one hour than you will all year.
And still you LOST in a LANDSLIDE and I WON!
Eat CROW!
Actually, you didn’t win anything. Trump won…
@ advertiser1
No dear..I won.. You LOST.
Exhibit A as to why Trump got elected.
You mean because so many are so easily fooled?
@ advertiser1
You’re a prime example..you voted for the WORST potus in American history…not once but TWICE! Expecting different results?
The sad and unfortunate thing for all of us is that you just voted for the person who will be the worst ever.
@ advertiser1
The Worst potus just completed 8 horrible years with a trail lined with FACTS of bad he was.
Acting AG Sally Yates is just giving the finger salute on her way out and grand standing. AG nominee, Jeff Sessions is set for his confirmation vote tomorrow (Tuesday) and will be confirmed.
Yates’s action is totally political which is par for the course for the Obama Administration where everything was politics and had nothing to do with what was best for the country.
Trump is going to have to get out the political operatives that infest both the State Dept and the Office of the Attorney General and a bunch of other federal agencies.
The ACLU raised $24 million online this weekend. That is six times their yearly average. Great days!
That will fund thousands of suits. There aren’t enough government lawyers to defend them. Good luck, Mr. Sessions!
Sally Yates is no more..gone…FIRED!
Keep eating crow KKKlastri..you still crying like Hairplugs schumer! lol
(It’s so fun to mindlessly repeat this stuff over and over, spamming all the LOSERS, isn’t it, Keoni? I’m so glas you are going to renew your SA subscription.)
Sally Yates is such a loser. Big loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t Sally Yates realize Trump is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
Besides, he’s the best Trump President ever!
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Classy Win! In your face U.S. Constitution!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
Hmmmmm
Keonigohan- You are entertained to laughter by writing “Hairplugs schumer?”
It must be wonderful to be so easily entertained. My mother used to call people like you “special.”
I’m not eating crow. I’m filing lawsuits against Trump in behalf of detained travelers. Four of them just today! I never dreamed how much fun it can be to give the middle finger to a racist, ignorant tyrant!
Yea, I do not like you any more, Keoni. I do not care for your opinions or your attitude…
Right. I do not like you either, Keoni. You scoundrel.
I think your attitude that has caused this great country much strife and turmoil over the years.
I think you lack respect for our most fundamental American principles.
So get lost.
(whispers)
How did that sound? You think it’s going to fool tho?. Is this really the best way to achieve the national solidarity our glorious leader has called for?
@ DannoBoy & KKKladtri
You 2 need to get a room and enjoy the CROW.
#MASA
Vlad is creaming in his spal’yna right now.
@ Nanahuli Peon
What happened to your guys RESET BUTTON…the one that had the WRONG inscription on it? Part of O’s Library?
I voted for Hillary but I am really trying to keep and open mind on Trump. But he keeps on fumbling his opportunities. Is it too much to ask for an orderly rollout of this “extreme vetting”? Why can he just get his team on the same page? Trump always seems to turn finger pointing at the media for his lack of execution. That’s getting old.
Aren’t the staff free to think and do as they please, without adhering to her totalitarian preference ?
Trump is melting down as people defy him. He better get used to it.
Trump appears unable to govern. He may not last six months in office.
Worst President Ever. Already!
None of this is Trump’s fault. None of it. So everyone should just leave him alone. It’s the Media’s fault.
You can’t argue with Trump’s complaints about all these angry rabble-rousers and grandstanding politicians making it hard to govern with their yelling, and their exaggerations, and their fear-mongering.
Where did all this anger come from any way? Imagine intentionally whipping people up into a frenzy like this. How low can some people go?
What kind of a politician would do such a terrible thing?
It’s a good thing Trump is so calm, and so respectful of other points of view. He’ll get this whole mess fixed in a jiffy.
You’ll see.
Oh, and I thank my luck stars for Steve Bannon. Every night I thank the stars. Yes sir.
It’s so important that Trump has such a well-respected and level-headed adviser at times like this. So critically important. Thank goodness he is now a permanent member of the President’s National Security Team instead of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Another brilliant and comforting move by Trump. I feel calmer already.
Everything is going to be just fine. It really is.
You’ll see.
Right, he’ll get it fixed, only if the solution can be summed up in a tweet.
Come on, Danno, don’t you remember, Trump said he knows more about ISIS than the generals…oh, didn’t he finish that with, “believe me”
If he knows so much about The ISIS why was he FORCED to use Obamas 7 recommended countries??? Why wasn’t he allowed to pick his OWN countries??? #MAGA
Another Soros financed rent-a-mob. I’ll bet most of them have little idea of why they are there. Like virtually all left wing protests the order came down from the union bosses to get the rabble out in the streets screaming and carrying signs. Word to the union rank and file is: get out and protest…or else.
So true, CEI.
You can tell they are being paid beacuse they are carrying anti-Trump signs and yelling and getting pepper-sprayed. Who would do that if they weren’t getting paid?
But Soros couldn’t even get good protesters. Trump would have done way better. In fact, he did.
Trump did it so much better. He was smart enough to hire actors. Trump paid extras $50 to participate in his 2016 kickoff at his New York Trump Tower, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication said it had obtained an email sent by New York-based Extra Mile Casting last Friday, calling on performers capable of joining the campaign launch earlier this week. The email was sent on behalf of Gotham Government Relations and Communications, a political consulting group in New York that Trump has previously used.
“We are looking to cast people for the event to wear T-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement,” the June 12 email said. “We understand this is not a traditional ‘background job,’ but we believe acting comes in all forms and that is inclusive of this school of thought,” it added.
Trump’s brilliant strategy worked great. HE WON. HE WON. HE WON. YIPPEE!
Liberals are such LOSERS. They couldn’t stage a fake rally if they wanted to.
See:
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/245359-trump-paid-actors-to-cheer-his-2016-launch-report
Old and irrelevant news at best, fake news at worst. You really ought to get your nose out of those obscure left wing rags. Next thing you know they’ll be claiming the Russians hacked the election.
News Flash!! Trump has fired acting AG Sally Yates and named a replacement who will enforce Trumps ban.
Trump is the man. You do not give him the finger and think nothing will happen.
Sally Yates is such a loser.
Imagine choosing to defend the US Constitution and her oath, instead of backing up our awesome Commander In Chief – the classiest, strongest, must luxurious President Trump ever? Shame.
Doesn’t she realize he is just doing the best he can? Give him a break.
He’s the best Trump President ever!
@ DannoBoy
You guys lose again! lol
Trump wins Big again! Yippee! Big Win!
And in case you’re following at home, here’s the score so far:
Trump 2 – U.S. Constitution 0
[Trump’s first victory over the Constitution was being POTUS while simultaneously benefiting from $millions and $millions of loans, payments and other business with foreign powers.]
I’m so glad we are on the winning side, aren’t you, Keoni?
@ DannoBoy
You doing an Allie…not “we”..”Let’s be clear” (as your O would say)..I’m on the W side…you on the L side.
fiveo – Yeah, Trump is doing a real bang up job so far! Yes sir!
Trump is an international laughingstock, a buffoon and an embarrassment to the United States.
Worst President Ever. And in only 10 days!
Everyone should keep fingering Trump and see what happens…#MAGA
This exchange is from Sally Yates’s Senate confirmation hearing:
SESSIONS: You have to watch out because people will be asking you to do things you just need to say “no” about. Do you think the Attorney General has the responsibility to say no to the President if he asks for something that’s improper? A lot of people have defended the [Loretta] Lynch nomination, for example, by saying, “Well [Obama] appoints somebody who’s going to execute his views. What’s wrong with that?” But if the views the president wants to execute are unlawful, should the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General say no?
YATES: Senator, I believe the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and to give their independent legal advice to the president.
Fake news. Fake news. Fake news.
And if its not fake news, then it’s a liberal Democrat conspiracy.
Sally Yates only gave that loser because she knew that Trump would eventually get elected, and he would take bold action to protect Americans. And she would try to block him by hiding behind the Constitution just to make him look bad because Shilary lost. Judge Yates plotted and schemed years ago. How awful. She must hate America. There’s no other explanation, right?
Yates probably tricked Sessions into asking her the question, knowing this would one day make Sessions and Trump look bad. Sessions has a kind heart and fell into her trap.
It just shows what Trump’s enemies are capable of. Very sad day for America. Very Sad.
If she is a political appointee like her boss who resigned, then the ethical thing for her to do is …..? The alternative being …..?