Sally Yates
Sally Yates served as Deputy Attorney General in the Obama Administration throughout the period of time the Obama Department of Justice was accused of abusing the FISA process and constitutional rights of American citizens. Yates served as Acting Attorney General for the first ten days of the Trump administration.
| Sally Yates | |
|---|---|
| United States Deputy Attorney General From: January 10, 2015 – January 30, 2017 | |
| Predecessor | James M. Cole |
| Successor | Rod Rosenstein |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
One month after Donald Trump announced his intention to seek the presidency in 2015, Yates blocked the Office of Inspector General (OIG) from having oversight of the DOJ National Security Division (DOJ-NSD). The OIG, Michael Horowitz, requested oversight and Yates responded with a lengthy 58-page legal explanation essentially denying the request. All of the DOJ was subject to oversight, except the National Security Division. [1]