Russia sanctions still not implemented despite White House promises
Close to a month after the due date, the Trump administration has still not implemented the Russia sanctions that Congress passed nearly unanimously and Trump signed begrudgingly in August.
The law, which also targets Iran and North Korea, called on the Trump administration to identify which Russian intelligence and defense officials would be targeted before Oct. 1.
Despite the delay, the White House said today it will implement the penalties.
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The delays have engendered lots of questions and anger from members of Congress. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Ben Cardin, D-Md. -- top Republican and Democratic senators on foreign policy -- called out the administration in a letter earlier this month, demanding answers for the delay.
“They’ve had plenty of time to get their act together,” they wrote Oct. 11.
The House Democrats on the Foreign Affairs Committee issued their own scathing letter to Trump Wednesday night, calling the delay "baffling and unacceptable" and saying it "deepens concerns over your campaign's and Administration's ties to Russia."
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