Talk:Sally Yates

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AG Fired by President

Has there ever been another AG fired by a POTUS? | MK17b | (talk) 02:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Most Senates would have confirmed the new one by now.. 67.80.53.85 (talk) 02:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This talk page is not a place to discuss politics. The question was a simple one - has there been an AG fired by a POTUS before? | MK17b | (talk) 02:40, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes..Nixon fired his AG2600:100A:B01A:7295:30B7:ADA6:2DD3:D9E7 (talk) 02:55, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nixon's AG's resigned. | MK17b | (talk) 03:08, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Status as Deputy AG

Is she still Deputy AG?--67.85.227.124 (talk) 02:49, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Editorializing

Sally Yates may or may not be an "American hero," but it is definitely editorializing to include that on this page.

Obviously. | MK17b | (talk) 02:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC) Sorry—didn't think I needed to point that out.[reply]

FYI

Not sure how this will change the article, but Steve Miller is on Fox News right now saying she isn't acting AG anymore. http://imgur.com/a/4wLQX 67.80.53.85 (talk) 02:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It was already added to the article. Knope7 (talk) 02:34, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fired for cause

Can someone edit that she was fired for cause..obviously the attorney general can not tell all attorneys in doj not to represent President. In this situation people would respectfully resign. Joepayne1973 (talk) 02:38, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree.. Joepayne1973 (talk) 02:38, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You agree with yourself? | MK17b | (talk) 02:41, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is their first time editing Wikipedia (with an account at least). Please don't Wikipedia:Don't bite the newcomers. Thanks! Missvain (talk) 02:42, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Funny, tho'! 104.169.17.29 (talk) 02:53, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't mean to bite. Just seemed like sockpuppetry. | MK17b | (talk) 02:54, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

To respond to the OP: We will not say that unless reliable sources make such a statement. To date, they have not. Directors of federal agencies generally have wide latitude to direct the work of their employees, including in this case DOJ attorneys. I'm sure she was aware when she made the statement that as an Obama nominee and as acting AG at the behest of the current administration, she could be removed from her position at the President's direction, with or without cause. She apparently felt it was worth taking that risk. General Ization ^Talk 03:01, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deputy Attorney General

Anyone know if she is still the Deputy AG?—Fundude99^{talk to me} 02:57, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

She is not. Missvain (talk) 02:58, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Missvain:, so just to confirm, the US currently does not have a Deputy AG?—Fundude99^{talk to me} 03:03, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dana J. Boente has been appointed and sworn in as acting AG. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:07, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328: I'm aware of Boente being appointed as acting AG, however I'm asking about the Deputy AG.—Fundude99^{talk to me} 03:11, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deputy AGs are like bank vice presidents. There are as many Deputy AGs as there are DOJ programs and regions -- dozens of them. Click here for a selection of DOJ programs. If you are concerned that there is no one to replace Boente, you needn't be. General Ization ^Talk 03:12, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not concerned about it, just curious...—Fundude99^{talk to me} 03:14, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Those divisions are run by Assistant Attorney Generals actually; the United States Deputy Attorney General is essentially the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Justice. NW (Talk) 03:19, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I suppose you're right. Thanks for the clarification. General Ization ^Talk 03:21, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No, she was DAG for a year. There is none currently. She briefly served as Acting Attorney General in the Trump Administration after serving as DAG.

Bias

The editing of this article is absurd and biased. It should start with a sentence that she served as U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Attorney of Georgia and the Deputy Attorney General. BEFORE a sentence on a 10-day tenure as Acting Attorney General and today's firing. Really disgusting. More senior editors of wikipedia or the company itself need to address this.

EDIT: Good. I see this has now been done. Pleased.

But seriously, nothing on her seminal Yates Memo as DAG that emphasized individual accountability in corporate fraud and sent shortwaves through the system (in a good way)? Well, there will be. She has just become a celebrity with tv interviews and magazine spreads to follow, and all her good work will be highlighted and make its way to this page.

Statement by Whitehouse

https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10158573747555725 Jasperwillem (talk) 03:13, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]