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Political reporter for The Guardian. Ben.Jacobs@theguardian.com

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    Ben Jacobs‏Verified account @Bencjacobs 30 Jan 2017

    And Sally Yates has been firedpic.twitter.com/Pbw0MxxNOt

    6:18 PM - 30 Jan 2017
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      2. Scott Richards‏ @Scott_Richards7 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        how is that an official statement, reads like an op-ed

        5 replies 6 retweets 132 likes
      3. Ervilha‏ @ervilha_no_muro 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Scott_Richards7 @Bencjacobs

        I was going to say this. It's not formal as expected, it's emotional. They don't even gracefully thank her for her services to the country!

        5 replies 7 retweets 90 likes
      4. (((antiantisemite)))‏ @Tristanshouts 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ervilha_no_muro @Scott_Richards7 @Bencjacobs

        Worse, it reads as libelous, suggesting she's a traitor & a failure at her job. Can she sue?

        4 replies 8 retweets 105 likes
      5. Ervilha‏ @ervilha_no_muro 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Tristanshouts @Scott_Richards7 @Bencjacobs

        True! It's like she was an enemy not doing her job when in fact DOJ was not consulted on EO!!! She had a backbone!

        0 replies 4 retweets 48 likes
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      2. Ervilha‏ @ervilha_no_muro 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        This really shows how mean spirited they are. I read that she is actually a conservative? Showing a backbone while doing her job.

        1 reply 11 retweets 83 likes
      3. Rebecca‏ @MrsMZ2u 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ervilha_no_muro @Bencjacobs

        she is a conservative. She was appointed by Bush, if I'm not mistaken and Obama continued with her.

        2 replies 11 retweets 65 likes
      4. matt kane's brain‏ @the_real_mkb 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @MrsMZ2u @ervilha_no_muro @Bencjacobs

        she became an assistant US Attorney in 1989! So Bush the first

        2 replies 8 retweets 42 likes
      5. Rebecca‏ @MrsMZ2u 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @the_real_mkb @ervilha_no_muro @Bencjacobs

        almost 3 decades of service and she was fired.

        1 reply 7 retweets 37 likes
      6. Ervilha‏ @ervilha_no_muro 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @MrsMZ2u @the_real_mkb @Bencjacobs

        You are with him or against him. How autocratic!

        2 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
      7. Rebecca‏ @MrsMZ2u 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @ervilha_no_muro @the_real_mkb @Bencjacobs

        Unnerving.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Catherine Ryan Hyde‏Verified account @cryanhyde 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs @LorenKleinman

        "For refusing to enforce a legal order." She says it's likely not legal. And... oh, yeah, she's the freakin AG.

        2 replies 4 retweets 56 likes
      3. Loren Kleinman‏Verified account @LorenKleinman 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @cryanhyde @Bencjacobs

        Wild times we're living in.

        1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
      4. Catherine Ryan Hyde‏Verified account @cryanhyde 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @LorenKleinman @Bencjacobs

        I've never seen anything like it. And I'm OLD.

        2 replies 3 retweets 28 likes
      5. Loren Kleinman‏Verified account @LorenKleinman 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @cryanhyde @Bencjacobs

        Really wild. Everyday a mini crisis.

        5 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      6. Gillhoolee  🍁‏ @Gillhoolee 31 Jan 2017
        Replying to @LorenKleinman @cryanhyde @Bencjacobs

        Beware of 'crisis fatigue' - something they may be counting on before rolling out the big stuff?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Catherine Ryan Hyde‏Verified account @cryanhyde 31 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Gillhoolee @LorenKleinman @Bencjacobs

        That's what I'm thinking, too. Unfortunately it might be working.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Cris Mas‏ @OneRogueUnicorn 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        There are no words. The whole administration are a bunch of messed up bullies who barely believe in the Constitution...

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      1. Gordon Rouse‏ @rouse_gordon 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        @davidfrum "Sally Yates has betrayed the Department of Justice" #ThingsFascistsSay

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      1. Mr Dean‏ @realmrdean 31 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        good riddens

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      1. Montrith Yaknow‏ @Montrith_Yaknow 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @Bencjacobs

        How much do you wanna bet the second paragraph came straight out of Trump's mouth?

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