Former DoJ spokesman says Sally Yates likely on Biden’s shortlist for AG
August 6, 2020
It’s possible that Obama-era Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s shortlist for the Justice Department’s top job, according to a former DoJ official.
In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Ian Prior, who served as a spokesman for the Justice Department during the Trump administration, said it’s likely Biden is considering Yates for attorney general based on her performance during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
During her testimony, Yates was asked about the Obama administration’s consideration of charging incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn under provisions of the rarely-invoked 1799 Logan Act, a law that criminalizes negotiations by unauthorized citizens with foreign governments having disputes with the U.S., which has never successfully been used to prosecute anyone.
In response to a question about it from the panel’s chairman, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Yates indicated that then-FBI Director James Comey, not Biden, brought it up.
“Did he mention the Logan Act?†Graham asked, referring to the then-vice president.
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