From Wonder Woman to 'Meh': Twitter Reacts to the Sally Yates Georgetown Announcement

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Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaking during Attorney General Loretta Lynch's formal investiture ceremony, held at the Warner Theater in downtown Washington, D.C. June 17, 2015. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaking during Attorney General Loretta Lynch's formal investiture ceremony, held at the Warner Theater in downtown Washington, D.C. June 17, 2015. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.

Sally Yates, (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi)

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates announced today that she will be joining Georgetown University Law Center as a Distinguished Lecturer.

I am honored to be joining Georgetown Law for the fall semester, Yates said in a Thursday announcement of her appointment. Georgetown has a long and distinguished history of rigorous and thoughtful academic dialogue and a commitment to social justice. I look forward to being a part of this dynamic environment and interacting with their outstanding students and faculty.

Sally Yates is an extraordinary public servant who has had a career of the greatest consequence, said Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor. It is a privilege to have her join our faculty this fall.

How was the news greeted on Twitter? Mostly positively, although several people haven't forgotten (or forgiven) Yates's instructions to the Justice Department not to defend President Donald Trump's travel ban. That move got her fired from the DOJ on January 30 after serving 10 days.

Here's a baker's dozen of Twittersphere reactions to the Yates appointment.

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