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Constitutionality, not one of the establishment clause, also whether it violates a nondiscrimination clause, the department is simply not willing to say well put the weight of our authority and credibility on the line. this speaks volume to longevity of this order. >> if jeff sessions had already been confirmed as attorney general, laura, i assumed the decision would have been the opposite. >> you know, i think so, because remember, this is a case where one of the people, one of the senators who...

Yates is doing the right thing. >> i think thats right. the justice department even though its part of the executive branch theres a strong tradition of independence and of taking seriously their obligation to uphold the constitution, first and foremost. i think thats what youre seeing today in sally yates decision. i suspect she has a lot of support in the rank and file which is only going to complicate matters for president trump if he decides that before jeff sessions is confirmed, he fires h...

Relief. the real question is what happened with sally yates. she answers to president, nominee jeff sessions pending in the senate. going to see a lot of noise from the white house to speed up the confirmation of senator sessions and perhaps to not even let sally yates hang around long enough to let that happen. until that happens, wolf, were going to have lawsuits going forward without the justice department necessarily responding and trying to argue that the executive order is lawful. >> the p...

This directive. or capitol hill expedite jeff sessions as quickly as possible. >> sally yates senior justice department official, depp difficult general under if the president fires her, does he have to go down to the number three person? >> yeah, the justice department has a hierarchy chart and they take over when theres no one above them. eventually hell run out of people to fire if its true that the justice department is opposed to defending this ban in court. and then the question becomes wi...

Defending executive orders that are issued by the president. obviously shes only attorney general until jeff sessions comes in to take office but this will have an effect even beyond after she leaves office. >> it is pretty extraordinary. there are five legal challenges that have now before the courts in virginia and new york, massachusetts, washington state, and california. here you have the acting attorney general of the united states saying, you know what, were not going to challenge -- >> we...

Sally yates says she cant go forward dftd-of-defending the president on these executive orders. let me read sentences on her statements. i am responsible ensuring the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institutions solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right at present. im not convinced the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities, nor am i convinced the executive order is lawful. lawful. thats the word she uses. conseq...

Very different the way he carries out orders as opposed to the career people. >> laurie coats, cnn legal analyst, former u.s. attorney herself. pretty extraordinary this news evan is reporting, laura. im anxious to get your reaction. >> im absolutely astounded to see sally yates has taken such swift action, particularly in the fact shes acting attorney general and knows she will be replaced by presumably jeff sessions. what this speaks to that this at its core is a civil rights issue. the depart...

Who -- its for underscore not obama appointee but career justice official does not see this as something important to implement as it is written now. the fact that you saw five ports, i believe, issue stays on this, there is a feeling in the legal and justice community that the way this executive order was written and lots of questions about the way that it was implemented or not implemented means that a second look should be taken and maybe a third and fourth before it goes forward. evan, i def...

Attorney general and install someone else until jeff sessions is concerned. >> keep in mind, she is a career justice department lawyer. she was appointed by barack obama. but when she became nominated she was introduced by johnny issacson republican senator from georgia. shes somebody from the justice department. shes not necessarily a democratic longtime democrat throughout her career. shes worked through the ranks of the justice department through her career. >> any reaction at all from trump ...

Perhaps an attempt to do a muslim ban or a way to get to that, theres a religious test being used, which is something she refers to in her order here. >> quickly, this afternoon our reporters up on capitol hill talked to the foreign relations chairman, republican bob corker, and to several other members of congress who in a basic checks and balances kind of way should have been told about this before hand and werent. >> they werent told. >> the second thing i also think is important to note, vis...