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What an interesting coincidence!
"Scrutiny is high, amid lingering suspicion of Trumps eagerness to mend fences with Russia and with special counsel Robert Muellers investigation still digging into election meddling by Moscow. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle remain keen to get tough on Vladimir Putins 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 Moscows meddling in the 2016 election, which the president himself has downplayed.
Furthermore, the last time Trumps administration confronted a deadline to set in motion penalties against Putins government, it took more than three weeks and a nudge from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) for Trumps team to comply."
An even more critical moment arrives Monday. The Treasury Department is required to begin imposing sanctions against entities doing business with Russias defense and intelligence sectors as well as to produce a hotly anticipated list of oligarchs maintaining close ties to Putin. Implementing the law robustly would risk harming the relationship Trump has tried to cultivate with Putin and any delay would mean snubbing Congress authority.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/28/trump-russia-sanctions-deadline-373106
AJT
(5,240 posts)is he probably strengthens Robert Muellers case exponentially.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)GOP won't be drawing his attention to it. A year ago they were all for it, now they all support their Fuhrer. Whay the Hell happened to them to make them do such a huge 180 in such a short time?
orangecrush
(19,543 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)by the admin that these sanctions aren't necessary anymore and therefore these sanctions will not be implemented! This country's soul is lost if this BS is allowed to continue another day! I am embarrassed to be an American and I am disgusted with this country for electing a criminal and electing more criminals that enable him!
orangecrush
(19,543 posts)just got home, haven't seen news yet.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)Latest Breaking News it was posted there about 2 hours ago.
orangecrush
(19,543 posts)this is bad.
triron
(21,999 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)me delete it.
triron
(21,999 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)triron
(21,999 posts)Someone needs to have the guts to say things sometimes that are "extremist".