SANCTIONS DEADLINE! -Don't get distracted...

[orangecrush]

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"When President Donald Trump signed new Russian sanctions into law, he added a statement warning that it included “a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions.” | Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump’s willingness to crack down on Russia will be seriously tested come Monday.

Trump faces a major deadline to use the Russia sanctions power that Congress overwhelmingly voted to give him — and it’s anybody’s guess as to whether he’ll comply on time after missing the last deadline.



Scrutiny is high, amid lingering suspicion of Trump’s eagerness to mend fences with Russia and with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation still digging into election meddling by Moscow. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle remain keen to get tough on Vladimir Putin’s government.

And they have reason to worry about whether the popular sanctions package Trump reluctantly signed in August will be implemented just as hesitantly. The Russia provisions of the bill were designed as a response to Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election, which the president himself has downplayed."


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/28/trump-russia-sanctions-deadline-373106

[Iliyah]

1. I know and I don't think he will.

[spanone]

4. are there repercussions if he doesn't???

[orangecrush]

7. he delayed weeks

on the last set of sanctions.

[lagomorph777]

20. There are certainly repercussions in the court of public opinion.

He's going to need everything he can get when Mueller starts the flood of indictments. This will not help him convince the public that there's "No Collusion!No Collusion!No Collusion!No Collusion!No Collusion!No Collusion!No Collusion!"

[orangecrush]

35. Won't help tRump

convince a jury, either.

[orangecrush]

5. Me neither

[Fullduplexxx]

2. Kr

[orangecrush]

24. Thanx!

[NewJeffCT]

3. Caroline always has great stuff

and I agree with her 100% on this - nobody is talking about the Russia sanctions deadline

[orangecrush]

9. She brought this

to my attention!

[NewJeffCT]

17. She caused Roger Stone to melt down a while back on Twitter

that's when I really sat up and took notice of her. (she reminded him that he was previously bragging about how he had back channel communications with Russia and his response to her was calling her either the B or the C word, or maybe both... real classy)

[orangecrush]

21. now following her!

Thanks for the info, I support her!

[triron]

32. wonder if Rachel will tonite?

[orangecrush]

37. Love Dr. Maddow

and I sure hope so.

[C_U_L8R]

6. So, Trump sides with Russia over the USA

And Republicans are okay with that. What sellouts.

[orangecrush]

12. consistently!!!

call in Captain Obvious!

[C_U_L8R]

15. That's Master Obvious to you.

[orangecrush]

25. ...

[Leghorn21]

8. Yep - googled for news an hour ago, its all 5 hours old....standing by, o - nt

[orangecrush]

14. Not holding my breath

wonder if he'll mention it tonight?

[malaise]

10. Get thee to the greatest page

Focus is the word

[orangecrush]

16. Thank you!

[TexasTowelie]

11. I hope that Rep. Kennedy brings this topic up in his response to the SOTU.

[orangecrush]

18. Same here!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

13. It's so hard to keep focus on any one thing because of the tsunami of shit Trump & his

atrocious admin is unleashing upon the nation. But yeah, boy, is a big one.

[orangecrush]

19. that is the whole idea

of governing by chaos.

Right out of Putins manual.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

23. Yep. The governing version of the Gish Gallop.

Trump my not intellectually grasp that that's what he's doing, but I'll bet many of the strategists do.

[orangecrush]

26. FYI

"It is important to provoke all forms of instability and separatism within the borders of the United States. ~ Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin



https://www.google.com/amp/s/catcherinthelie.wordpress.com/2016/12/29/duginism/amp/

[RDANGELO]

22. The rumor is that the reason it has no been implemented,

is that anytime Trump is approached on the issue, he blows up because he sees it as an attack on his legitimacy as president. A sharp piece of evidence that he is not fit top be president.

[orangecrush]

27. He is NOT LEGITIMATE

He is a RUSSIAN ASSET!

"Here’s a pertinent article from Ricochet to get you started, but beware, the oddity that is Dugin and Duginism goes Deep. Very Deep. Dugin is Putin’s Rasputin and he has Putin’s ear. Here are the highly relevant choice quotes from the aforementioned article. Keep in mind, with the recent “election” of Trump as POTUS, which isn’t Official yet folks, Dugin is on record as saying “we now control Washington D.C..” Wrap your head around that."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/catcherinthelie.wordpress.com/2016/12/29/duginism/amp/

[not fooled]

44. Well, at least he has value to someone

'cause he sure doesn't over here except to the kook brothers and their ilk, religious crackpots, and gun nuts.

[orangecrush]

51. got that right

he's sure not my president.

[yallerdawg]

28. Can the Executive Branch charged with enforcement...

just ignore the Legislative Branch which makes our laws?

Sounds like our Judicial Branch which opines on constitutional crisis will be getting involved.

[orangecrush]

30. I read

it would require Congress to pass an act to mandate implementation.

Unlikely that repubs will do this, unless they grow a conscience.

[yallerdawg]

33. The old "Make me!" move.

I have never seen anyone who works so hard at getting thrown out of office.

[orangecrush]

34. it will be a gift

to Muellers case against him.

[Sophia4]

45. Read the president's oath of office.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States

And the Constitution on the president's duties:

Article II

Section 3.

He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other public ministers; he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United States.
Section 4.

The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleii

The president is required to execute, that is enforce, the laws passed by Congress.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. How many Putin puppets will be displeased?

Might be interesting to see how many in Congress remind the thing in the Whitehouse about the deadline.

[orangecrush]

31. Carpe Diem

Democrats should seize on this during all conferences during S.O.U..

[peggysue2]

36. Yes!

Just mentioned this at TPM. Today is the deadline for the: Name and Shame list. While everyone runs around wondering what Nunes is doing and all the MEMO FEVER, as well as McCabe stepping down, the important news is the required Treasury Report, listing Russian oligarchs and businesses with corresponding Corruption Indices.

All these other stories are distraction and noise.

[orangecrush]

38. Spread the word

even if it is swept under the rug.

[Sophia4]

46. Please post that as an OP.

[C Moon]

39. What's the point of Russian into it? :)

Thanks! I didn't know that!
You're absolutely right: they are trying to bury that news.

[triron]

40. Apparently they are. Rachel, help.

[orangecrush]

48. thanks for the laugh

helps keep me sane!

[C Moon]

52. :)

[CousinIT]

41. They're ignoring that. Too busy voting on a 20-week abortion ban. n/t

[orangecrush]

49. yep

[Mr. Ected]

42. Will this be more ammunition for Mueller?

Kind of obvious that the quid pro quo for helping install Trump as President would be to repeal or ignore the application of sanctions.

Collusion front and center, no filters, no excuse.

[orangecrush]

50. I would think so

A jury will too, hopefully.

[safeinOhio]

43. Waiting for trump to turn over

Czechoslovakia to Putin..Our own Neville Chamberlain.

[orangecrush]

47. Dear God, no!