Interesting Deadline tomorrow

[homersapien 11,453]

This will be a pretty clear test of how Trump weighs our country's against his own.   "Little Marco" is "hopeful" he'll do the right thing.  I'll be surprised.

 

Deadline looms for Trump and Russia sanctions

The president has until Monday to implement stiff penalties targeting the Kremlin — and lawmakers aren’t sure he’ll comply on time.

President Donald Trump’s willingness to crack down on Russia will be seriously tested come Monday.

Trump faces a major deadline to use the Russia sanctions power that Congress overwhelmingly voted to give him — and it’s anybody’s guess as to whether he’ll comply on time after missing the last deadline.

President Donald Trump’s willingness to crack down on Russia will be seriously tested come Monday.

Trump faces a major deadline to use the Russia sanctions power that Congress overwhelmingly voted to give him — and it’s anybody’s guess as to whether he’ll comply on time after missing the last deadline.

An even more critical moment arrives Monday. The Treasury Department is required to begin imposing sanctions against entities doing business with Russia’s 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.

Lawmakers in both parties don’t want the White House to drag its feet this time.

Read the rest of the article here: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/28/trump-russia-sanctions-deadline-373106

[homersapien 11,453]

Gee what a surprise.

Trump Administration Signals It Is Not Imposing New Sanctions On Russia

Members of Congress pushed for new sanctions to punish Moscow for interference in the election.
 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-admin-russia-sanctions_us_5a6fba5de4b05836a255df52?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

 

It's a sad state when our own president sells out our country's interests for the sake of politics and personal gain.