CNN ^ | January 30, 2017 | Evan Perez and Jeromy Diamond
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates has told Justice Department lawyers not to make legal arguments defending President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees, according to sources familiar with the order.
The move sets up a dramatic clash between the White House and Yates, who was appointed by Obama and is set to serve until Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for attorney general, is confirmed.
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