The Firing Of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates

Sally Yates was appointed Deputy Attorney General in 2015. In her Senate confirmation hearing, a questioner said:

"Well, you have to watch out because people will be asking you to do things and you have to say no. Do you think the Attorney General has the responsibility to say no to the President if he asks for something that's improper?"

And:

"If the views the president wants to execute are unlawful, should the Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General say no?"

Her response:

"Senator, I believe that the Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and to give their independent legal advice to the President."

Her questioner in that Senate hearing? Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III.