Eric Tucker: Julie Pace and Administration Officials

eric tucker: The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare the growing discord and dissent surrounding an executive order that halted the entire U.S. refugee program and banned all entries from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days, according to Toronto Star. The firing, in a written statement released just hours after Yates went public with her concerns, also served as a warning to other administration officials that Trump is prepared to terminate those who refuse to carry out his orders. The Associated Press By Julie Pace And Eric Tucker The Associated Press Mon., Jan. 30, 2017 WASHINGTON In an extraordinary public showdown, U.S. President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. Yates' refusal to defend the executive order was largely symbolic given that Sen. He's expected to be confirmed Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee and could be approved within days by the full Senate. Jeff Sessions, Trump's pick for attorney general, will almost certainly defend the policy once he's sworn in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.