# Sally Yates, former acting attorney general who defied Trump, to lead Cornell investigation

https://mins.news/en/item/88767

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 22:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sally-yates-former-acting-ag-clashed-trump-leading-cornell-assault-pro-rcna601914

> Sally Yates, a longtime federal prosecutor and former acting attorney general, will lead a Cornell University investigation. She became known in 2017 for refusing to enforce President Trump’s ban on travelers to the U.S. from predominantly Muslim countries.

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