In this case, this is aiding an enemy state to develop technology to launder money. This isn't the same as "you're not allowed to go to Africa and teach people

In this case, this is aiding an enemy state to develop technology to launder money. This isn't the same as "you're not allowed to go to Africa and teach people how to build wells." Assisting an enemy state to financially support warfare capabilities, not to mention human rights violations beyond the scope of most people's imagination, absolutely should be a criminal act. And in this case, we have an example that demonstrates a level of hubris that is, to my mind, insane. How a person can go to the DOJ to request permission, knowing that they NEED this permission because, without it, they are violating the law - to then flagrantly doing it anyway while POSTING IT ON TWITTER, is mind-dazzling to me.