On October 20, 1973 then President Richard Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson refused, and resigned. His Deputy William Ruckelshaus also refused to dismiss Archibald Cox and resigned. President Nixon then turned U.S. Solicitor General Robert Bork who fired Cox. Robert Bork would could go on to be nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. He was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
This incident would become known as the Saturday Night Massacre.
Which leads us to today and the firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and the removal of acting ICE Director Daniel Ragsdale.
White House says Obama appointee ‘betrayed’ state department with letter instructing officials not to enforce president’s executive order
Sally Yates' duty was to uphold the U.S. Constitution and not to the President. No matter which political party they belong to.
This incident would become known as the Saturday Night Massacre.
Which leads us to today and the firing of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and the removal of acting ICE Director Daniel Ragsdale.
White House says Obama appointee ‘betrayed’ state department with letter instructing officials not to enforce president’s executive order
Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general after she told justice department lawyers not to defend his executive order banning entry for people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
The White House said on Monday that Sally Yates had “betrayed” the department by refusing to enforce a legal order that was “designed to protect the citizens of the United States”.
Trump drafted in Dana Boente, US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, to replace Yates as acting attorney general. The president’s official appointee, anti-immigration hardliner Senator Jeff Sessions, is yet to be confirmed by the Senate.
Sally Yates' duty was to uphold the U.S. Constitution and not to the President. No matter which political party they belong to.
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