White House Press Secretary Defends Firing of Acting Attorney General
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended President Trump’s decision to fire Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, saying she serves at the pleasure of the executive branch.
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President Trump Fires Acting AG Yates for Defying Executive Order on Immigration
President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday after she refused to defend his executive order on immigration.
President Trump’s Hiring Freeze Worries FBI, DOJ, Homeland Security
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Notorious Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Extradited to U.S.
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Tampa Bay Times: Trump’s Justice Department Can’t Ignore Bad Policing
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AG Candidate Jeff Sessions Expected to Be Grilled During Senate Hearing Today
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Anniston Star: Why Democrats Should Grill Sessions During Confirmation Hearing
In October, after the exposure of a 2005 videotape featuring Donald Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, numbered among the Trump surrogates defending the candidate’s crude and creepy remarks.
More Private Prisons Likely if Jeff Sessions Becomes Attorney General
The Justice Department’s decision last summer to stop contracting with for-private prisons may be changed if the Senate confirms Sen. Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general.