Trump dismisses justice minister Yates

washington - The US president Donald Trump fired deputy minister Sally Yates (Justice). That happened Monday (local time) after the minister had not to defend in court the admission of presidential her department assignment.

Yates had sent a letter to its employees put under more questioning the legal basis for the admission of refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Trump prosecutor Dana Boente designated to replace the acting minister.

' Acting Attorney Sally Yates, the department betrayed by refusing to execute a legal order that was meant to defend the citizens of the United States, '' said a statement Trump shared on Facebook. Yates, who has been part of the Obama administration, was, according to the White House ' very weak 'when it comes to tackling illegal migration.

The Democrats gain a lot from past in the statement. They would ' for purely political reasons' in the Senate on the brake assist approve the proposed Justice Minister Jeff Sessions.

Yates action was striking. It is exceptional that a high employee of the Ministry of Justice, the government falls off publicly. The best known example dates from 1973. Then Secretary Elliot Richardson stepped in after President Richard Nixon had ordered him to fire a special prosecutor who investigated the Watergate scandal.

Yates was not the only top official on Monday had to clear the field. Trump replaced according to US media also the acting head of the US Immigration and Customs Authority ICE Daniel Ragsdale. He makes way for Thomas Homan, another topmedewerker within the service.

It is still unclear why Ragsdale was replaced. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his departure, but did not go into detail about the reason.