National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned on February 13, 2017, after just 24 days in office—the shortest tenure in the 63-year history of the position. Flynn’s resignation came after revelations that he had lied to Vice President Mike Pence, other White House officials, and the FBI …
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President Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates within hours of her instructing Justice Department attorneys not to defend Executive Order 13769 (the Muslim ban). Yates had sent a letter to DOJ staff stating she was “not convinced that the defense of the Executive Order is consistent …
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Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issues a memorandum directing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to discontinue outsourcing operations to private entities and either decline to renew contracts or substantially reduce their scope as they expire. The memo cites a comprehensive Office of Inspector General …
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