Trump administration accused of dragging its feet on new Russia sanctions
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[quote]Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, –- top Republican and Democratic senators on foreign policy, respectively –- say the Trump administration has still not provided key details to begin enforcement of the sanctions against Russia –- after the president begrudgingly signed the bill that was passed overwhelmingly by Congress with the threat of a veto override.[/quote]
[quote]The Trump administration had until Oct. 1 to list which Russian defense and intelligence individuals and entities it would target under the new sanctions –- something they still have not done. Instead, they’ve only taken the first step, a formality where they officially assigned this responsibility to the State Department, Treasury Department and Director of National Intelligence's office.
A senior Senate Democratic aide points out that not only was this bill signed on Aug. 2, but it was after two months of working it out on the Hill, giving so the administration plenty of time to meet this first deadline of Oct. 1, in the senators' view.
“You couldn’t say on Oct. 11 that we’ve really begun turning the screws” on Russia for its interference in the election, the Democratic aide added. “We’ve given [the administration] the screws, now it’s time for them to start turning.”[/quote]
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-administration-accused-dragging-feet-russia-sanctions/story?id=50425951[/url]
he's hoping they rig the senate elections for him as well, its hard to maintain a bromance when your legislature has told you to break up.
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