Previously on The Death of America:

President Donald Trump signed an executive order (possibly an unconstitutional one) that banned immigration and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

The acting attorney general, Sally Yates, came out against that decision and refused to defend it, saying in a letter to her department:

"I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right. At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the Executive Order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the Executive Order is lawful. Consequently, for as long as I am the Acting Attorney General, the Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the Executive Order, unless and until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so."

Trump fired her for doing her job and, you know, PROTECTING THE MOTHERFUCKING CONSTITUTION THAT THESE ASSHOLES CLAIM TO LOVE WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT BUT SEEM WILLING TO BURN WHEN TALKING ABOUT LITERALLY ANY OTHER ISSUE.

Sorry, I lost myself there for a minute. I mean, that's all true. It's just off topic at the moment. Anyway, now for a new episode of The Death of America.

So yeah, President Trump fired his acting attorney general because she stood up to him in defending our country. Well, it turns out that back during Yates's confirmation hearing in 2015, none other than Trump's attorney general nominee, Jeff Sessions, with his track record of enacting horrifying, racist policies, was very insistent Sally Yates be willing to say no to a president who asked her to do something illegal.

Here's a transcript via The Washington Post: