Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

Re:Trump Fires Acting Attorney General by Shivetya on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @11:20AM (#13531878)

She was fired properly and not for political reasons the EO was approved, determined legal, by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Her reasoning reflected the fact she knew she had no legal basis to defend the EO. She should have resigned instead she made matters worse.

The restriction is against seven countries. Presidents Obama and Carter both enacted immigration bans against Muslim dominant countries (Iraq and Iraq). This still leaves over fifty majority Muslim countries unaffected by the EO including the five most populated countries.

It is not any more a Muslim ban than when past Presidents put restrictions on immigration from countries labeled as dangerous.

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Re:Trump Fires Acting Attorney General by seanp2k2 on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @04:55AM (#13539562)

Trump literally asked for a "Muslim ban" https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2017/...

The other countries aren't banned because he has business interests there: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/01/29/poli...

"The list does not include Muslim-majority countries where the Trump Organization does business, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. In financial disclosure forms during the presidential campaign, he listed two companies with dealings in Egypt and eight with business in Saudi Arabia. And in the UAE, the Trump Organization is partnering with a local billionaire to develop two golf courses in Dubai."

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