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Tom Boggioni
30 Jan 2017 at 21:28 ET

U.S. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates (Justice Department)

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President Donald Trump has “relieved” acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties reports White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

Spicer made the announcement via Twitter, writing: “@POTUS has named Dana Boente, US Attorney for the Eastern District of VA as Acting Attorney General. Sally Yates has been relieved.”

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Tom Boggioni is based in the quaint seaside community of Pacific Beach in less quaint San Diego. He writes about politics, media, culture, and other annoyances. Mostly he spends his days at the beach gazing at the horizon waiting for the end of the world, or the sun to go down. Whichever comes first.

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