Trump fires government’s top lawyer Sally Yates after she defied him on travel ban

President Donald Trump has sacked the US’s highest ranking lawyer, acting Attorney General Sally Yates. It follows her taking the rare step of defying the president over his travel ban. In a letter she had said she was not convinced the restrictions were lawful. President Trump declared that Sally Yates had “betrayed” the administration, the White House said in a statement https://t.co/lISESwQFSK