Trump fires acting AG after she declines to defend travel ban Maggie Gibson

  President Trump fired the current attorney general Sally Yates for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States; (Yates) has betrayed the dept. of Justice," the White House said in their official statement. Yates was informed of her dismissal by a hand-delivered letter, and Dana Boente, US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was sworn in at 9 p.m. The cause for dismissal was reportedly because Yates told Justice Department lawyers not to make legal arguments defending Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees, claiming that the position needed to be legally defensible and is informed by the best view of what the law is after consideration of all the facts. Later, she stated, "At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful." Stephen Miller, White House policy director, claimed that Yates's decision is a result of "our politicized legal system.", despite the fact that Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for attorney general, said that Yates's decision was likely similar to the decision he would have made. The debate over legality and numerous lawsuits against the executive order have caused the effect of the order to wait until Jeff Sessions is sworn in as attorney general.
    The author of this article was slightly biased towards Yates, bringing to light facts that highlighted her decision in a positive light, and how firing her was a dramatic and unneeded move by Pres. Trump. However, I agree with the author. Yates's job was only going to last until Trump's nominee for attorney general (Jeff Sessions) was sworn in, but Trump fired her solely in a display of power and narcissism. This decision to create such unrest in the Justice Department reflects badly on the priorities of the Trump Administration. The eventual decision of the constitutionality of the order will be up to the Supreme Court, not whoever the attorney general is. I think Trump made a decision based on his own vanity and self image, and not based on logic and what's best for our country as a whole. This doesn't forebode well for the next four years under the Trump administration.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/donald-trump-immigration-order-department-of-justice/