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In July, Congress passed legislation that imposed new sanctions on Russia as a result of their obvious, revealed interference in the 2016 election. Trump first tried to block the bill, then he reluctantly signed the legislation in August after attaching both a note of protest and an angry tweet. Since then he’s missed every deadline for following through on those sanctions. In October, Trump didn’t just miss a deadline, he disbanded the sanctions office.
If Trump doesn’t follow through today, it’s no big deal. He’ll just be in violation of the law and flaunting the power of Congress.
Today is the final deadline for Trump to impose sanctions on Russia