Trump's sanctions are bogus! He's just rehashing old ones.

[procon]

These sanctions are NOT new, and they are NOT the heavy duty sanctions that Congress passed on the Russian Govt, banks, the rich oligarchs and Putin.

Link to tweet

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@RepAdamSchiff
Adam Schiff
Treasury will finally punish Russian individuals who, for the most part, were already indicted or subject to sanctions. This from the President who said he was tougher on Russia than Obama. These sanctions will send a message to Russia, just not the one we want to send.

U.S. sanctions Russians for meddling, but not Putin's oligarchs

Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu
7 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States slapped sanctions on Russian individuals and entities for U.S. election meddling and cyber attacks but put off targeting oligarchs and government officials close to President Vladimir Putin, prompting lawmakers in both parties to say President Donald Trump needs to do much more.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-russia-sanctions/u-s-sanctions-russians-for-meddling-but-not-putins-oligarchs-idUKKCN1GR23Y

[HipChick]

1. typical smoke and mirrors

[poboy2]

2. So the oligarchs own T-bag treason.