Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates spoke to the graduating class of Harvard Law School this week and she touched upon the controversy that led to her firing.
“Defending the constitutionality of the travel ban would require the Department of Justice to argue that the executive order had nothing to do with religion, that it was not intended to disfavor Muslims,” Yates said in the speech. “Despite the numerous prior statements that had been made by the president and his surrogates regarding his intent to effectuate a Muslim ban.”
Yates went on.
“I believed then and I believe now that resigning would have protected my personal integrity, but it would not have protected the integrity of the Department of Justice.”
Watch her full speech:
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Southwest Airlines Jet Skids Into Ditch At Nashville
7:23 PM EST: Several passengers are injured following a crash landing of Southwest flight in Nashville. The incident took place at the Nashville International Airport. The plane was traveling from Houston.
According to Natalie Neysa Alund a reporter for The Tennessean, three injuries are reported – two minor, one suffering chest pains.
The cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
#UPDATE: @NashvilleFD fire spokesman tells me 3 injuries reported – 2 minor, 1 suffering chest pains @Tennessean @SouthwestAir crash
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) December 16, 2015
#BREAKING: Southwest plane from Houston skids into a ditch at BNA. Injuries unknown. Details comings… pic.twitter.com/Qp8uU1o0DH
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) December 16, 2015
UPDATE: Several passengers injured following crash landing of SouthWest flight in Nashville https://t.co/EbPqVixMmp pic.twitter.com/HFiBXe9D31
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) December 16, 2015
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‘Service’ App Lets You Find Someone Who Will Wait For Your Customer Service Rep And Solve Your Problems
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ISIS Creating Fake Passports, FBI Confirms
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