Trump administration sanctions Russians over 2018 election interference

[Dennis Donovan]

Source: Marketwatch

Published: Sept 30, 2019 10:34 a.m. ET

VICTOR REKLAITIS
MONEY & POLITICS REPORTER

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday said it took action against Russians who attempted to influence the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, but said there was no indication that foreign actors were able to compromise election infrastructure that would have prevented voting, changed vote counts or disrupted the tallying of votes. "Treasury is targeting the private planes, yacht and associated front companies of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian financier behind the Internet Research Agency and its attempts to subvert American democratic processes. Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of American democracy, and we will use our authorities against anyone seeking to undermine our processes and subversively influence voters," said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin in a statement. The Treasury Department said all property and interests in property of Prigozhin and six members of the Internet Research Agency that are within the possession of U.S. persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

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Interesting timing!!

[Moostache]

1. But wait...I thought it wa Ukrainian interference FOR the Democrats?

Now my brain cell has a sad...

[Newest Reality]

2. Ho hum!

Yes, great timing from the MisAdminstration of Benedict Manson the Orange.

Reflect and deflect away, but the arrow points back at ya'.

Nice try, though, but transparent nonetheless.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Nice try, moron.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Too little too late. Window dressing. Part of the coverup. For propaganda purposes.

"See! We're tough on the Russians! Really really tough! Believe me! It's yuge!"

[yaesu]

5. tRumps sugar daddy isn't going to like this, tRump will need to give up a few more spies. nt

[cstanleytech]

6. Probably Trump thinking "I will sanction Russia and hope it stop me from being impeached.".

Problem is what he was involved in with Russia is not what the impeachment inquiry is about unless of course he is afraid something will be discovered that is likely to cause that to happen.

[safeinOhio]

10. Don't forget the pee tapes....

That'd be icing on the impeachment cake.

[BigmanPigman]

12. THAT is the reason for it!

[pecosbob]

7. Treasury has no standing to claim that interference had no impact on that election

or the one prior. The FEC currently is recommending a host of changes to prepare for the 2020 elections but Rs are stone-walling as usual.

[dalton99a]

8. Minor touch-up job on the Potemkin village

[turbinetree]

9. Hey traitor.........you have been bought and sold.... do you remember this.....................

your about two hundred plus days to late....................maybe you can go over to republican senate, controlled by your lackey Moscow Mitch and give him a heads up on what your going to do, after 200 million in blood money money came in from a Russian oligarch.....................you really are about as bright as a box of rocks.......................

[kwolf68]

13. Proof of how stupid this man is

There are a lot of criminals in the world, many are very bright. This is not one of those cases.

[The Liberal Lion]

11. This is either a fall guy

or things are about to get very interesting in the trump/putin torrid love affair