The White House is urging Republican Senator Lindsey Graham to soften his sanctions bill against Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on June 6, citing congressional staffers.
The bipartisan sanctions bill, introduced on April 1 by Graham and Senate Democrat Richard Blumenthal, seeks to impose a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue purchasing Russian oil and raw materials.
In recent weeks, Trump administration officials have contacted Graham’s office with requests to water down the legislation, congressional aides told the WSJ.
The White House reportedly asked Graham to insert waivers into the bill allowing Trump to choose which entities get sanctioned and changing the word “shall” to “may.” Removing the mandatory language from the text would essentially defang the bill, staffers said.
Blumenthal confirmed that negotiations with Trump officials were taking place behind the scene but did not comment on the substance of the talks.
“We’re moving ahead and the White House is included in our conversations,” he told the WSJ.
Putiin: “I don’t like what Senate is serving.”
Donvict: “Don’t worry! Fresh TACOs coming up!”
Can’t you just deport Trump to Russia? I’m sure Rostov would be a nice place for him, near Yanukovich and Assad.
The White House reportedly asked Graham to insert waivers into the bill allowing Trump to choose which entities get sanctioned and changing the word “shall” to “may.” Removing the mandatory language from the text would essentially defang the bill, staffers said.
This isn’t a request to change the bill, it’s a request to completely make the bill irrelevant.
Worse than irrelevant, it becomes another tool for extortion and corruption. Why do nothing for free when you can get paid to do nothing?
Krasnov being Krasnov looks like.
Maybe if he wore a sign saying, “I am a bought-and-paid-for Russian agent,” two or three Republicans might object? I mean, we all know his base won’t care.
I thought Putin and Trump were really, really mad at each other? Maybe it was just fucking stupid political theater all along. To what brain dead end, I have no clue
Trump probably imagines he’s being smart by pretending to be against Putin while actually continuing to serve him. He’ll think no one could see through that.
I’m going to update my patent application.
The Tom Clancy Carbon-free* Corpse Circulation Turbine shall now be known as the Clancy McCarthy Memorial Wormhole.
* sequestered
I forgot to add. This will also be a target like every other piece of infrastructure and land for the insurrection of invisible rugged people who will sweep across the border because this is an example of the USA choosing a world of invasion and it’s idiotic to think they won’t do Greenland and Canada with the same shitty excuses as the Russia they promote and serve. Have a shitty fucking day America. Is tomorrow the monthly small weekend protest because daddy won’t let you have unions?