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necroptosis · 2271 days ago · link · · parent · post: White House says there’s no need for new Russia sanctions
Their excuse: Trump didn't want to approve the sanctions in the first place, this is just a cleverish way to never have them actually see the day. If he had vetoed it they could have easily overridden the veto. Honestly now I don't even know what options Congress has. I was under the assumption that the bill had protections limiting Trumps ability, but apparently that isn't the case“Today, we have informed Congress that this legislation and its implementation are deterring Russian defense sales. Since the enactment of the . . . legislation, we estimate that foreign governments have abandoned planned or announced purchases of several billion dollars in Russian defense acquisitions.”