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deminks

(11,014 posts) Mon Jan 29, 2018, 07:29 PM Jan 2018

Trump has shitcanned the Russia sanctions approved by Congress

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The Trump admin has notified Congress that last year’s bipartisan Russia sanctions bill is serving as a “deterrent” and as such, specific sanctions aren’t needed at this time. From a State Dept spox:

More on Russia sanctions from State Dept spox. “When and if we have sanctions to announce, we will do so. ... should sanctions be imposed, they would primarily be on non-Russian entities that are responsible for significant transactions w/Russia’s defense & intelligence sector.”

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Trump has shitcanned the Russia sanctions approved by Congress (Original Post) deminks Jan 2018 OP

Executive branch to Legislative branch: Ilsa Jan 2018 #1

It's called treason. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #2

+1 CentralMass Jan 2018 #4

I don't understand....wouldn't this just be a further indication of guilt. It sure is looking a Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #3

Well that's blatantly obvious underpants Jan 2018 #5

Watch the Republicans ignore it. Shrike47 Jan 2018 #6

Trump is following Putin's orders Gothmog Jan 2018 #7

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

1. Executive branch to Legislative branch:

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 07:31 PM

Jan 2018

Fuck off. We don't care what you do.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

2. It's called treason.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 07:31 PM

Jan 2018

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 07:34 PM

Jan 2018

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)

3. I don't understand....wouldn't this just be a further indication of guilt. It sure is looking a

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 07:31 PM

Jan 2018

little quid pro quo-ish. This blatant rat fuckery is quite annoying. This fact ALONE should convince every soul in this country that something stinks here.