Loretta Lynch praises Sally Yates’ ‘courageous leadership’

Published January 31, 2017 7:59pm ET



Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised Sally Yates’ “courageous leadership” for declining to defend President Trump’s immigration order.

Yates, who was the acting U.S. Attorney General, was dismissed by Trump on Monday after she refused to defend the president’s immigration executive order, and questioned its legality.

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