Tag Archives: Sally Yates

Friday Open Thread | Sally Yates: Trump isn’t all in for our nation

Posted on July 20, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

"The startling reality for all of us is that we are faced with a situation where our president, the person whom we have entrusted to lead this country, isn't all in for our nation. – Sally Yates, former acting attorney … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Sally Yates learned about Trump’s #MuslimBan by ‘reading about it on the internet.’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Worth watching the whole clip. Sally Yates learned about Trump's travel ban by 'reading about it on the internet.' pic.twitter.com/nKTLyHOOkT — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 29, 2017 Sally Yates: Trump administration behavior should be alarming to us as a country … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Sally Yates Interview with Anderson Cooper

Posted on May 17, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A National Security Threat…. Anderson Cooper: "It was a national security threat?" Sally Yates: "Absolutely" https://t.co/eiQGyC6Xsa — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 17, 2017 Yates: "It doesn't seem like that’s a person who should be sitting in the national security adviser … Continue reading →

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Senate Judiciary Hearings | Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election

Posted on May 8, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A top Obama administration Justice Department official will testify to Congress for the first time Monday about the most explosive contacts to emerge so far between President Trump’s former top aides and senior Russian officials, the focus of several investigations … Continue reading →

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Sally Yates will testify on Russia during an open congressional hearing

Posted on April 21, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired by the Trump administration earlier this year for refusing to defend President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from multiple Muslim-majority countries, will testify about Russia during an open congressional hearing … Continue reading →

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Breaking News | National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns

Posted on February 13, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

National security adviser Michael Flynn has resigned after reports he misled Trump administration officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. Flynn’s departure less than one month into the Trump administration marks an extraordinarily early shakeup in the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Trump fires acting AG who defied him on #MuslimBan

Posted on January 31, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

US President Donald Trump on Monday fired the acting attorney general, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she ordered Justice Department attorneys not to defend his controversial executive order on immigration. “The acting attorney general, Sally Yates, has betrayed … Continue reading →

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