President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday implementing sanctions against Russia that he called “seriously flawed.”
The bill — the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” — places sanctions on Russia as punishment for its efforts to interfere in November’s presidential election, Moscow’s military aggression in Ukraine, and its support of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. The bill also implements sanctions against Iran and North Korea. The legislation limits the Trump administration’s ability to lift the sanctions.
The Hill noted that Congress passed the bill with veto-proof majorities. It was approved by 98-2 votes in the Senate and 419-3 in the House.
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Source: The Blaze
