Donald Trump dragged his heels on Russia sanctions, taking his time in signing the bill passed by Congress and initially stating that no sanctions were needed because just passing the bill was enough. Eventually the government did issue additional sanctions, but they were primarily limited to Russians already indicted by Robert Mueller. In the last month, with Russia’s aggressive act in the UK drawing worldwide attention, Trump responded by joining NATO allies in expelling Russian diplomats. Now the Trump White House has taken a decidedly different turn. On Friday morning, the Treasury Department issued an unexpected set of sanctions against …read more
Source: Daily Kos
