Steps a High Ranking Traitor Would Take

[Dill]

(01-16-2019, 07:29 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: I haven't caught all the way up on current events. Or I would try to chime in. 

Did either of these guys lift sanctions on a Russian oligarch in kahoots with their former campaign manager who is in prison for pleading guilty to conspiracy against the US and still under investigation? Or anything like that. 

I mean if there was very serious Russian aggression (https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/russia-attacks-seizes-three-ukrainian-naval-vessels-coast-crimea-black-n939876) rewarded with sanctions relief weeks later (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/us/politics/sanctions-oleg-deripaska-russia-trump.html) that would be pretty weird to see. But that would probably never happen. 

Interesting point.  Seems it would clearly be in Putin/Deripaska's interests to have the sanctions lifted. The argument is the sanctions hurt others, including Americans. 

I doubt that Obama or Hillary would back lifting sanctions in this case, even if they also hurt others a bit, even Americans.

But Trump is clearly ready to lift them.


And this came on the same day that Trump announced the US was unilaterally pulling out of Syria. Putting on my red cap, I'd say that also was good for Putin.