CNN: Mueller attorney praised Yates as DOJ official, email shows
Washington (CNN)A lawyer on the special counsel team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election lavished praise on Sally Yates after her decision in January to defy President Donald Trump and not enforce his travel ban executive order, according to government emails published Tuesday by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch.
"I am so proud," Andrew Weissman, then a top prosecutor in the Justice Department's criminal division, wrote to then-acting Attorney General Yates after the move. "And in awe. Thank you so much. All my deepest respects."
Earlier in the day, Yates had sent a letter to DOJ lawyers instructing them not to make legal arguments in defense of the executive order on immigration and refugees. She was fired soon after by Trump.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... if this continues this will be a problem for Robert Mueller. Everyone senses that this bias is just the tip of the iceberg, and no one should be surprised that this will only intensify with time. What I find surprising is that in the age of social media, texting, and the internet .... where this correspondence can be easily accessed to and made public ....some members of Mueller's team seem to have forgotten this very important point. First Peter Strzok, and now this top prosecutor working with the Mueller Commission.
More News And Evidence On Political Bias In The Mueller Commission
Mueller lieutenant sent email saying he was proud of Sally Yates -- The Hill
Justice Department emails reveal support for Sally Yates after she refused to enforce Trump's travel ban -- Business Insider
"Astonishing And Disturbing" Email Exposes Mueller Deputy As Anti-Trumper -- Zero Hedge
Conservative group says Mueller team lawyer's email shows bias -- Washington Post
Is there anyone in Mueller's office who isn't an anti-Trump fanatic? -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
