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5 Facts About Sally Yates, the Lawyer Who Refused Trump’s Immigration Ban
Former acting attorney general Sally Yates’ was fired last night because she announced she wouldn’t defend Donald Trump’s immigration order.
Here are five facts about Yates, 56, followed by her statement.
1. Yates was the first female named U.S. Attorney in Atlanta. She was nominated for the position of U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia by then President Barack Obama, then confirmed by the Senate in March 2010.
2. Yates has been a prosecutor for almost 30 years, a long stay for a government lawyer who don’t earn nearly as much as lawyers in big law firms. The difference can be a matter of hundreds of thousands to millions.
3. Yates started her law career as an associate at King & Spalding, where she worked from 1985 to 1989.
4. Yates received her law degree from UGA Law School in 1986.
5. In 2015, then President Barack Obama nominated Yates to be U.S. Deputy Attorney General and, after being confirmed, served under Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
On Monday night, Yates issued the following statement before being fired by Trump.
“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… Consequently, for as long as I am the Acting Attorney General, the Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the Executive Order, unless and until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so.”
