Congress: Trump Wont Implement Russia Sanctions and He Wont Tell Us Why

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Congress: Trump Won’t Implement Russia Sanctions—and He Won’t Tell Us Why

When Congress sent President Donald Trump a bill in July that slapped new sanctions on Russia, the president signed the legislation reluctantly while lambasting it as an example of congressional overreach.

The administration has since blown past an October 1 deadline to implement the sanctions. Lawmakers are now searching for answers as to whether the president is even planning to follow the law that they passed and he signed.

“If they don’t cooperate, then further actions need to be taken,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told The Daily Beast on Monday. The Arizona senator, who chairs the powerful Armed Services Committee and has spoken out against the White House on its attitude toward Moscow, said the administration has left him in the dark.

But aside from procedural tactics, Congress is essentially powerless in compelling the executive branch to follow through on the law it forced them to sign.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/congress-trump-wont-implement-russia-sanctionsand-he-wont-tell-us-why

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. Trumpy will NOT enforce sanctions. Putin's got his nuts in a vice.

"Hey, Donny. What a nice gift you have in that all of your kids are healthy. It would be a shame if one of them fell ill, wouldn't it?"

[dalton99a]

2. He'll get around to it maybe when he releases his tax returns

[Iliyah]

3. Media says yes but I have my doubts

Tillerson delinquents the sanction department overseers.

[struggle4progress]

4. "He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed"

[CanonRay]

5. 'cause maybe Putin's got film?

Pee tape at 11!

[Doodley]

6. Who is Trump really working for? What is he scared of? The pee tape?

[mopinko]

14. i think so. i think the tape will track exactly

to the allegations of jane doe that he not only had sex w minors, but was violent w them.

[procon]

7. Congress isn't powerless, the Constitution gives them the all the tools

they need to deal with a lawless president. Impeach Trump.

[RDANGELO]

8. That's it.

This is definitely an impeachable offense.

[bluestarone]

10. yep 4 sure BUT

only CONGRESS can do that and THAT is the problem we are facing

[kentuck]

9. He will do nothing that he doesn't want to do unless...

...he is forced to.

[GeorgeGist]

11. Powerless?

Have they heard of IMPEACHMENT?

[Thrill]

12. Of course he wont

[Glimmer of Hope]

13. This needs more attention. Unbelievable.

[lame54]

15. Withhold the vote on his precious tax cuts...

Except the repugs are drooling over those as much as he is
Tax cuts over country

[Moostache]

16. What is Trump afraid of? Two words: Ray Rice

For those not familiar with the Ray Rice saga, he is the former pro-football player that beat up (actually knocked out) his finance and initially received a slap on the wrist for it...until the security videotape came out and everyone SAW what he did...

In the Ray Rice case, there are a lot more serious questions about domestic abuse and violence that circle that particular case - in particular just why it is that video tape made people's outrage meter explode when the facts of the story did not substantially change from pre- and post- video eras....but, for Trump...the "PeePee Tape" being shown is in that same vein of shock value.

People seeing Trump in compromising positions and / or beating on under-aged girls is something that even his brain dead zombie followers cannot spin or deny.

When its released, its the end of Trump and that is why he won't enforce sanctions, laws or no laws.