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Interesting Choice of Words
Trump was going to fire Yates. That was inevitable.
And, it is legal.
But, look at this statement.
The White House said in a statement that Ms Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States."
Yates questioned the constitutionality of Trump's executive order and refused to defend it.
This is the Trump White House:
Dissent = "Betrayal".
Life in the authoritarian state.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Interesting Choice of Words
Agreed. Trump's hands were tied. He had to fire Yates. And Yates knew she was out the door in a couple of days anyway.
But all the Trump administration had to was put out a one sentence press release:
"Ms. Yates has been relieved of her duties. We thank her for her service."
Lest you think Ms. Yates was a hard core lefty or weak on crime, she was originally hired by Bob Barr (the guy who led the impeachment of Bill Clinton), and she was the prosecutor who put the Atlanta Olympic bomber away for life without possibility of parole.
In 1989, she was hired as Assistant U.S. Attorney by Bob Barr for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.[6] In 1994, she became Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section.
She was the lead prosecutor in the case of Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph,[7] a terrorist convicted for a series of anti-abortion and anti-gay bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured over 120 others.[8] She rose to First Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2002 and to Acting U.S. Attorney in 2004.
Trump really needs to learn a little bit of class goes a long way.
I think you're going to see a lot of different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. - President Donald J. Trump
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A little bit of class ? ! ? !
Have you ever been in one of his hotels or casinos ?
Unless garish can be substituted for class, he lacks in this attribute.
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What happened to Yates and the way it was handled should serve as a lesson to others in this new regime, and that is:
Authoritarians do not like to be challenged and if you do, you will pay the price. Such is life in a totalitarian state.
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Just Fred wrote:
What happened to Yates and the way it was handled should serve as a lesson to others in this new regime, and that is:
Authoritarians do not like to be challenged and if you do, you will pay the price. Such is life in a totalitarian state.
Think North Korea & Kim Jong Un . . . When you piss him off, you disappear.
Luckily we aren't there . . . yet.
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Re: Interesting Choice of Words
Honestly, she shoulds sue. Trump's administration publicly stated she's a traitor.
I sincerely doubt they would be able to back that claim with any solid proof.
Sounds like character assassination to me.
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One former justice department official described Trump's action in regard to Ms. Yate's dismissal as the executive branch and the president going from "a reality show to the gong show".
It's going to be an interesting 4 years.
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Re: Interesting Choice of Words
Agreed. Trump's hands were tied. He had to fire Yates. And Yates knew she was out the door in a couple of days anyway.
But all the Trump administration had to was put out a one sentence press release:
"Ms. Yates has been relieved of her duties. We thank her for her service."
Lest you think Ms. Yates was a hard core lefty or weak on crime, she was originally hired by Bob Barr (the guy who led the impeachment of Bill Clinton), and she was the prosecutor who put the Atlanta Olympic bomber away for life without possibility of parole.In 1989, she was hired as Assistant U.S. Attorney by Bob Barr for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.[6] In 1994, she became Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section.
She was the lead prosecutor in the case of Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph,[7] a terrorist convicted for a series of anti-abortion and anti-gay bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured over 120 others.[8] She rose to First Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2002 and to Acting U.S. Attorney in 2004.Trump really needs to learn a little bit of class goes a long way.
It will NEVER happen.
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