A federal appeals court denied early on Sunday a request from the Department of Justice to immediately restore President Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees, asking for more court filings before it rules on the matter.
House Democrats wasted no time in slamming President Trump's decision to fire the nation's top law enforcer after she refused to carry out his directives barring refugees and those traveling from Muslim-majority countries. In a Monday night political thriller, the White House said former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates "betrayed" the Justice Department at the threat of national security and was ousted just hours after she ordered DOJ lawyers not to enforce Trump's immigration order.
With Trump having relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of duty for her "betrayal" of the Department of Justice, and with the next AG Sen. Jeff Sessions pending confirmation, meet the new - interim - chief law enforcement officer of the United States: Dana Boente (who incidentally was also appointed by Obama in October 2015).
Update: President Trump responds...
The Democrats are delaying my cabinet picks for purely political reasons. They have nothing going but to obstruct. Now have an Obama A.G.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2017
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A Judicial Watch lawsuit seeking records related to potential collusion between the Justice Department and Hillary Clinton operatives during her email investigation has resulted in a federal judge issuing a rare order instructing the DOJ to preserve the Gmail records of the now infamous Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik. The order came from U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, and gave the DOJ until this morning to report back on steps taken to preserve the personal email accounts of Kadzik. Per Politico: