Trump fires acting US Attorney General YatesSUPPLIED Sally Yates, Acting Attorney General, has been fired by US President Donald Trump for betraying the Department of Justice, a White House statement read. In a statement Trump announced the appointment of Dana Boente as acting attorney general in her place, saying Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States". JONATHAN ERNST US President Donald Trump has fired acting US Attorney General Yates. READ MORE* Explainer: Donald Trump's executive order on immigration* Donald Trump shrugs off immigration ban outcry"It is time to get serious about protecting our country. There have been only a handful of instances in US history of top Justice Department officials publicly breaking with the White House.

Source: Stuff January 31, 2017 02:29 UTC