# How was Loretta Lynch fired? By letter? By the President-Elect in person? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 23, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796 "2016-11-23T07:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/1 "2016-11-23T07:15:59Z")
Hi, [http://yournewswire.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-loretta-lynch/](http://yournewswire.com/trump-fires-attorney-general-loretta-lynch/) How was Loretta Lynch fired? Did Trump fire her in person? How are Government department heads usually fired? Do DOJ heads have any term limits? Have there been instances of DOJ heads surviving 8 years terms and staying for other presidents? I look forward to your feedback ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/2 "2016-11-23T07:18:04Z")
Loretta Lynch has not been fired. She is still the Attorney General. Donald Trump cannot fire her as he is not the president. Cabinet members typically write resignation letters at the end of the president’s term. If the next term will have a new president from the other party, it is usual that all of these resignations are accepted. (On rare occasions, they aren’t. Obama kept Bush’s Secretary of Defense.) ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/3 "2016-11-23T07:56:40Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > Loretta Lynch has not been fired. She is still the Attorney General. Donald Trump cannot fire her as he is not the president. > > Cabinet members typically write resignation letters at the end of the president’s term. If the next term will have a new president from the other party, it is usual that all of these resignations are accepted. (On rare occasions, they aren’t. Obama kept Bush’s Secretary of Defense.) Thank you Lord Feldon. Clearly the media has distorted how the process works. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/4 "2016-11-23T08:46:02Z")
> [@davidmich](#): > > Thank you Lord Feldon. Clearly the media has distorted how the process works. Before painting “the media” with a broad brush, perhaps you might want to take a look at some of the other articles on this so-called news site: [Trump Is Right: Secret Documents Confirm Vaccines Cause Autism](http://yournewswire.com/trump-documents-vaccines-autism/) [Former UK Govt Science Chief Warned Of MMR Vaccine-Autism Link](http://yournewswire.com/former-uk-govt-science-chief-warned-of-mmr-vaccine-autism-link/) [How Donald Rumsfeld Got Toxic Aspartame Approved](http://yournewswire.com/how-donald-rumsfeld-got-toxic-aspartame-approved/) [Drinking Too Much Coffee ‘Shrinks Women’s Breasts’](http://yournewswire.com/drinking-coffee-shrinks-womens-breasts/) [Russian Scientists Create Technology To Transmute Known Elements](http://yournewswire.com/russian-scientists-create-technology-to-transmute-known-elements/) [Secret Backdoor On Android Phones Sends Text Data To China](http://yournewswire.com/secret-backdoor-on-android-phones-sends-text-data-to-china/) [Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse](http://yournewswire.com/nostradamus-predicted-trump-victory-and-the-apocalypse/) [21 Goals Of The Illuminati And The Committee Of 300](http://yournewswire.com/21-goals-illuminati-committee-of-300/) Do I need to go on? ---
**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/5 "2016-11-23T08:48:03Z")
> [@davidmich](#): > > Thank you Lord Feldon. Clearly the media has distorted how the process works. Well, there’s no need to generalise unfairly. [Yournewswire.com](http://Yournewswire.com) (“News.Truth.Unfiltered”) has distorted how the process works. Most other outlets presented the underlying information (“Donald Trump names the person he intends to appoint as Attorney-General”) more accurately. Other headlines from the same site: “US Citizens Can Now Be Arrested By Immigrants On American Soil” (Hasn’t this always been true?) “European Union Confirm EU Army Will Launch In 2017” (No, it hasn’t confirmed anything of the kind.) ---
**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/6 "2016-11-23T10:43:14Z")
> [@UDS](#): > > Well, there’s no need to generalise unfairly. [Yournewswire.com](http://Yournewswire.com) (“News.Truth.Unfiltered”) has distorted how the process works. Most other outlets presented the underlying information (“Donald Trump names the person he intends to appoint as Attorney-General”) more accurately. > > Other headlines from the same site: > > “US Citizens Can Now Be Arrested By Immigrants On American Soil” (Hasn’t this always been true?) > > “European Union Confirm EU Army Will Launch In 2017” (No, it hasn’t confirmed anything of the kind.) Fair point UDS. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/7 "2016-11-23T16:05:11Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > Before painting “the media” with a broad brush, perhaps you might want to take a look at some of the other articles on this so-called news site: > [Trump Is Right: Secret Documents Confirm Vaccines Cause Autism](http://yournewswire.com/trump-documents-vaccines-autism/) > [Former UK Govt Science Chief Warned Of MMR Vaccine-Autism Link](http://yournewswire.com/former-uk-govt-science-chief-warned-of-mmr-vaccine-autism-link/) > > [How Donald Rumsfeld Got Toxic Aspartame Approved](http://yournewswire.com/how-donald-rumsfeld-got-toxic-aspartame-approved/) > > [Drinking Too Much Coffee ‘Shrinks Women’s Breasts’](http://yournewswire.com/drinking-coffee-shrinks-womens-breasts/) > [Russian Scientists Create Technology To Transmute Known Elements](http://yournewswire.com/russian-scientists-create-technology-to-transmute-known-elements/) > > [Secret Backdoor On Android Phones Sends Text Data To China](http://yournewswire.com/secret-backdoor-on-android-phones-sends-text-data-to-china/) > [Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse](http://yournewswire.com/nostradamus-predicted-trump-victory-and-the-apocalypse/) > [21 Goals Of The Illuminati And The Committee Of 300](http://yournewswire.com/21-goals-illuminati-committee-of-300/) > > Do I need to go on? Jesus Christ, people are gullible. No wonder Trump won. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/8 "2016-11-23T16:55:38Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > Before painting “the media” with a broad brush, perhaps you might want to take a look at some of the other articles on this so-called news site: > [Trump Is Right: Secret Documents Confirm Vaccines Cause Autism](http://yournewswire.com/trump-documents-vaccines-autism/) > [Former UK Govt Science Chief Warned Of MMR Vaccine-Autism Link](http://yournewswire.com/former-uk-govt-science-chief-warned-of-mmr-vaccine-autism-link/) > > [How Donald Rumsfeld Got Toxic Aspartame Approved](http://yournewswire.com/how-donald-rumsfeld-got-toxic-aspartame-approved/) > > [Drinking Too Much Coffee ‘Shrinks Women’s Breasts’](http://yournewswire.com/drinking-coffee-shrinks-womens-breasts/) > [Russian Scientists Create Technology To Transmute Known Elements](http://yournewswire.com/russian-scientists-create-technology-to-transmute-known-elements/) > > [Secret Backdoor On Android Phones Sends Text Data To China](http://yournewswire.com/secret-backdoor-on-android-phones-sends-text-data-to-china/) > [Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse](http://yournewswire.com/nostradamus-predicted-trump-victory-and-the-apocalypse/) > [21 Goals Of The Illuminati And The Committee Of 300](http://yournewswire.com/21-goals-illuminati-committee-of-300/) > > Do I need to go on? I like: “Ever wondered why Hillary Clinton doesn’t talk about her daughter?” Who the fuck knows what she talks about? ---
**Author:** ![doubleminus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@doubleminus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubleminus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/9 "2016-11-23T17:16:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Secret Backdoor On Android Phones Sends Text Data To China This has more than a grain of truth in it. Personal knowledge. Just delete the word “Text”. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/10 "2016-11-23T18:19:25Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Jesus Christ, people are gullible. No wonder Trump won. I read today on Facebook that its recently deceased founder, Mark Zuckerberg, left instructions to purge fake news from Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/11 "2016-11-23T18:21:39Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > I read today on Facebook that its recently deceased founder, Mark Zuckerberg, left instructions to purge fake news from Facebook. But the new owners, Breitbart, erased 18-1/2 minutes from his suicide video, so I’m not sure anything is going to change. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/12 "2016-11-23T18:29:17Z")
> [@UDS](#): > > Well, there’s no need to generalise unfairly. [Yournewswire.com](http://Yournewswire.com) (“News.Truth.Unfiltered”) has distorted how the process works. They use the word “unfiltered” as if that’s a good thing. Do you want to drink unfiltered water? Real, educated journalists and editors actually do useful work. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/13 "2016-11-23T19:56:32Z")
It’s always interesting when a Godaddy Whois search takes me down a twisted rabbit hole. Yournewswire is a product of Sean Adl-Tabatabai, the former webmaster to David Icke; that’s the David Icke of lizard-people-run-the-world fame. OP, I can understand why anyone might want to read alternate news sources; but you don’t want an alternative to facts. ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/14 "2016-11-23T22:50:08Z")
“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” -Abraham Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/15 "2016-11-23T22:55:31Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse](http://yournewswire.com/nostradamus-predicted-trump-victory-and-the-apocalypse/) Huh? There was an Apocalypse and I missed it?? ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/16 "2016-11-24T00:25:31Z")
> [@](#): > > [Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse](http://yournewswire.com/nostradamus-predicted-trump-victory-and-the-apocalypse/) Isn’t this redundant? ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-loretta-lynch-fired-by-letter-by-the-president-elect-in-person/772796/17 "2016-11-24T07:29:58Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > Nostradamus Predicted Trump Victory And The Apocalypse > [@Julius\_Henry](#): > > Isn’t this redundant? It certainly is! An apocalypse is a revelation of something hidden - such as the prophecies of Nostradamus (in the alternate universe where he wasn’t a swindler).