sally yates
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Wait, Did President Trump Just Threaten Sally Yates?
President Twitter Fingas is at it again. On Monday, hours before former U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates is set to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russia, the president is out here tweeting like he’s a member of Real Housewives. Donald Trump tweeted (and apparently subsequently deleted): “Ask Sally Yates, under oath,…
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Why Is the Justice Department Trying to Silence Sally Yates?
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates was supposed to testify before the House Intelligence Committee about the obvious connection between President Vladimir TrumPutin’s campaign staff and Russian officials—that is, until, her attorney claims, the Justice Department applied the brakes. Yates’ lawyer, David O’Neil, accused the Justice Department of trying to silence Yates, who served as…
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DOJ to End Use of Private Prisons
The Department of Justice says it will stop using private prisons, saying that the facilities are less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than government-run prisons, the Washington Post reports. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates made the announcement Thursday in a memo that instructed officials to decline to renew contracts with private prisons…