Judicial Watch Statement on the Firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton today made the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s firing of acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for “refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States:”

President Trump is to be commended for upholding the rule of law in firing Yates for her politicization of the Justice Department. Judicial Watch has long sounded a warning about allowing unvetted refugees into the United States.

Background:

Terrorist Enter U.S. via Resettlement Program for “Vulnerable Refugees”

Iraqi Refugee Granted U.S. Residency Charged With Terrorism in Texas

Feds Blame “Lapse in Vetting” for Admitting Syrian Refugees with Terrorist Ties into U.S.

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