Sally Yates: I did my job the best way I knew how

[Julian Englis]

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Sally Yates: ‘I did my job the best way I knew how’

This is a nice precis of her career. It's well worth reading.

Sally Yates catapulted into the national spotlight when President Donald Trump fired her in late January as his acting U.S. attorney general. Liberals swooned across the Internet, praising her independence for refusing to enforce Trump’s travel ban. Conservatives attacked, branding Yates a headline-hunting partisan hack.

Having made no public comments since her ouster, Yates appeared Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime and terrorism in one of the most anticipated events on Capitol Hill this spring. She didn’t disappoint.

Throughout the high-stakes, three-hour hearing, Yates disposed of the most hostile questions with the same equanimity and poise that she evinced when fielding softballs from friendly subcommittee members.

“She was Sally,” said Kent Alexander, who preceded Yates as a U.S. attorney in Atlanta. “It’s not like she had to put on an act. She’s always fully prepared and knows what the arguments are and what the facts are.”

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. She is one impressive individual to say the least.