In a White House statement, Yates was said to have "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States" and to be "... an Obama administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration."
Yates was the first woman to hold that position in the Northern District of Georgia. During her time as a U.S. Attorney, Yates was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to serve as Vice Chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee.
Sally Yates speaks during a press conference to announce environmental and consumer relief in the Volkswagen litigation at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on June 28, 2016. (Getty) Sally Yates will testify before a Senate subcommittee this afternoon regarding what she told the White House about Michael Flynn’s alleged Russia ties.
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Yates said she knows that now "based on the Horowitz report.”. Yates said she was “shocked” by the independent watchdog's findings and said that “the conduct that was reflected there was terrible.”. Pointing to “errors and omissions," Yates testified, “I believe that the Department of Justice and the FBI have a duty of candor with ...
The FISA court criticized the handling of the Page applications by the DOJ and the FBI as "antithetical to the heightened duty of candor described above" and also ordered a review of all FISA filings handled by Kevin Clinesmith, the FBI lawyer who altered a key document about Page in the third renewal process.
Horowitz called the FBI’s explanations “unsatisfactory across the board” and testified that he wasn’t sure if the errors were “gross incompetence” or “intentional.”. Declassified footnotes from Horowitz’s report indicate the bureau became aware that Steele’s dossier may have been compromised by Russian disinformation.
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A total of four FISA applications and renewals against Page, who has denied wrongdoing and was not charged with a crime, were signed off on by FBI and DOJ leadership and approved by the FISA court.
Sally Yates speaks during an event for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. (Getty)
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David Yates is a proven leader that you can depend on. He has the knowledge, skills, and experience to successfully represent you in the Kentucky Senate on day one. David has been a champion for family rights, workers rights, and public safety while at the same time leading the Metro Council’s economic development to new heights.
After graduating from Holy Cross High School, David attended the University of Louisville where he received his bachelor's degree in political science.
As an Assistant Attorney General, David represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and Supreme Court and was appointed to Megan’s Law Team, a special taskforce designed to improve protection of the public from sexual predators through legislation and prosecution.
As District 25 Council member, David brings people together from all sides to create meaningful legislation and good public policy that strengthens our community.
Yates had worked for the Justice Department for nearly 30 years, according to her department biography, beginning as a federal prosecutor in Georgia. When she was nominated for the deputy attorney general post in 2015, Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal backed Yates' nomination, writing:
Boente was confirmed in December 2015 as the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — a jurisdiction that covers the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, Norfolk, and Richmond — a job he had previously held from 2008 to 2009 and in an acting capacity from 2013 until his confirmation. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the US attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
In a White House statement, Yates was said to have "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States" and to be "an Obama administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration.".
On May 13, 2015, the United States Senate voted 84–12 (4 not voting) to confirm Yates as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, the second-highest-ranking position in the Justice Department; during her confirmation hearing, when questioned by Senator Jeff Sessions if she would disobey a president's unlawful orders, she responded that she would have an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and to give independent legal advice to the president. She served under Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who took office shortly before Yates's confirmation.
As Deputy Attorney General, Yates was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Justice Department, which included approximately 113,000 employees. In 2015, she authored the policy, known as the "Yates memo", prioritizing the prosecution of executives for corporate crimes.
Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch on January 20, 2017, Yates served as Acting Attorney General for 10 days.
Early life. Yates was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to John Kelley Quillian (1930–1986), an attorney and judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals between 1966 and 1984, and his wife, Xara "Mickey" DeBeaugrine Quillian (née Terrell; 1931–2012), an interior designer.
In January 2017, according to a Justice Department spokesman, Yates accepted a request from the incoming Trump administration to be acting Attorney General, beginning on January 20, 2017, and until the successor for Attorney General Lynch would be confirmed by the Senate.
She rose to First Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2002 and to Acting U.S. Attorney in 2004. In the U.S. Attorney's office she held leadership positions under both Republican and Democratic administrations. President Barack Obama nominated Yates to be U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia.