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mitty14u2

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Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:48 PM Jun 2017

Trump asks to end Russian Sanctions - Senate Votes NO- Media Playing Both sides of Fence



Report: Trump Admin Secretly Pressured State Dept To Lift Russia Sanctions JUNE 2, 2017 9:51 AM

This campaign to pressure the State Department is one of several efforts by Trump associates to relieve economic pressure on Russia. Ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn spoke to Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. about lifting new sanctions the day the Obama administration announced them in late December. Trump’s personal attorney also reportedly hand-delivered to Flynn’s office a Ukrainian lawmaker’s “peace plan” that called for ending U.S. sanctions against Russia.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-admin-asked-state-dept-plan-lift-russia-sanctions

Senate passes Russia sanctions bill, pushing back against Trump Thu June 15, 2017

The Senate was nearly unanimous on Thursday passing a bill that would slap Russia with new sanctions and give Congress the power to review any White House attempts to roll them back.

The Senate approved the bill 98-2, with Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky and Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont voting against the measure. The bill, which includes both Russian and Iranian sanctions, now heads to the House, which still needs to pass it before it goes to President Donald Trump's desk.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/15/politics/russia-sanctions-senate-trump/index.html

The Media is playing both sides of the fence

Billionaires own the media companies, to keep the unknowing in line they tell all kinds of stories but the bottom line is ratings, ratings mean profit, profit means power. Repealing ObamaCare means 1 Trillion in Tax breaks for said owners to the top few percent, the people whom make under $250,000 loose...................

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Trump asks to end Russian Sanctions - Senate Votes NO- Media Playing Both sides of Fence (Original Post) mitty14u2 Jun 2017 OP
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