Trump Aggressively Trying Kill Russia Sanctions Bill: Report
With all the bombshell news stories about the Trump team meeting with Russians during the campaign, one story is getting buried. Donald Trump and his administration is aggressively trying to kill the new Russia sanctions bill that passed the Senate by a 98-2 vote.
The bill is currently being considered by the House and the Trump team is making a vigorous behind the scenes effort to kill or water down the legislation.
According to a new report by The Daily Beast, “Trump administration officials huddled privately on Capitol Hill last week as part of a bid to weaken legislation that would slap new sanctions on Russia and Iran, The Daily Beast has learned. A top Treasury Department official met with House leadership staffers and committee aides last Thursday to discuss changing a key component of the Senate bill which was sent to the House for approval after a procedural violation stalled it for weeks, two congressional aides with knowledge of the meeting told The Daily Beast.”
According to one legislative aide who spoke with The Daily Beast, “The net effect of the changes [the Trump administration] wants would certainly weaken one of the legislation’s most important components.”
The version of the bill that was passed by the Senate would add new sanctions reinforce existing ones over election meddling and incursions into eastern Europe. The bill would also give Congress the authority to review any attempts by the president to drop the sanctions against Russia.
You can read the full report by The Daily Beast here.
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