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===Andrew Weissmann===
===Andrew Weissmann===
[[File:Pjimage-115-600x338 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clinton operatives Sally Yates (left) and Andrew Weissman (right). Yates was referred for criminal investigation for her role in the Obama administration's FISA abuse scandal. ]]
[[File:Pjimage-115-600x338 (1).jpg|right|300px|thumb|Clinton operatives Sally Yates (left) and Andrew Weissman (right). Yates was referred for criminal investigation for her role in the Obama administration's FISA abuse scandal. Weissman praised Yates for her role in the Resistance.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/politics/mueller-emails-praise-doj-yates/index.html </ref>]]
The plea agreement shows that the Obama DOJ’s Fraud Section was then run by Andrew Weissmann, who is now one of the top prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s special-counsel [[Trump-Russia investigation.<ref>https://newsprocession.com/2018/04/lawmakers-issue-criminal-referral-to-doj-for-dossier-splinter-group-comey-clinton-lynch-yates-mccabe-strzok-and-page/ </ref>]]
The plea agreement shows that the Obama DOJ’s Fraud Section was then run by Andrew Weissmann, who is now one of the top prosecutors in Robert Mueller’s special-counsel [[Trump-Russia investigation.<ref>https://newsprocession.com/2018/04/lawmakers-issue-criminal-referral-to-doj-for-dossier-splinter-group-comey-clinton-lynch-yates-mccabe-strzok-and-page/ </ref>]]
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress’s intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major.
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress’s intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major.