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Sally Yates, fired by Trump over travel ban, joins Cornell rape review
Original: Who is Sally Yates? Cornell rape-review pick was fired by Trump after refusing to defend travel ban
Sally Yates, the former acting US attorney general who was fired by Donald Trump in 2017 after refusing to defend his travel ban, has been named to a Cornell University review of its handling of rape cases. The appointment draws attention because of her high-profile defiance of the Trump administration and her subsequent role in justice-related controversies.
Why now: Her pick for Cornell's rape-review role revives attention to her dramatic 2017 firing for refusing to defend the travel ban.
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- Who is Sally Yates? Cornell rape-review pick was fired by Trump after refusing to defend travel ban · Fox News
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