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highplainsdem

(48,874 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 07:22 PM Jan 2017

Politico's Susan Glasser hearing about draft of Trump EO to unilaterally lift Russia sanctions

Couple of tweets this afternoon:




Hearing Trump world has text of order floating around to ease Russia sanctions. Will they put out before Tillerson confirmed SecState?






update: several sources reporting the proposed order would unilaterally lift sanctions.

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Politico's Susan Glasser hearing about draft of Trump EO to unilaterally lift Russia sanctions (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP
Moscow Donny. nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #1
EVIL TRAITORS. blm Jan 2017 #2
Another Employee of the Year award. dalton99a Jan 2017 #3
This will tell us a lot about whether Repubs will oppose him on anything? kentuck Jan 2017 #4
What else does anyone need to know to understand he's a Russian puppet onecaliberal Jan 2017 #5
Agreed! Tillotson is needed so he can directly convey messages cheyanne Jan 2017 #6
I definitely think that was their plan all along. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #7
No doubt underpants Jan 2017 #8
Damn. You'd think they'd wait a while so it wouldn't be so blatantly obvious. Laurian Jan 2017 #9
Reason for mass exodus at State? Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #10
MSNBC reporting on this tonight. highplainsdem Jan 2017 #11

kentuck

(111,035 posts)
4. This will tell us a lot about whether Repubs will oppose him on anything?
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 07:25 PM
Jan 2017

If not Russian sanctions, then probably nothing?

cheyanne

(733 posts)
6. Agreed! Tillotson is needed so he can directly convey messages
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 07:36 PM
Jan 2017

for Trump from Putin - cuts out the middle man.

I wouldn't be surprised if, after the sanctions dropped, Trump would be canned and Pence would take over.

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