Exxon Seeks U.S. Waiver to Resume Russia Oil Venture
Source: WSJ: Jay Solomon and Bradley Olson
April 19, 2017 1:51 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON— Exxon Mobil ... has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft ...
The Black Sea request is likely to be closely scrutinized by members of Congress who are seeking to intensify sanctions on Russia in response to what the U.S. said was its use of cyberattacks to interfere with elections last year. Congress has also launched an investigation into whether there were ties between aides to Donald Trump and Russia’s government during the presidential campaign and the political transition.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is Exxon’s former chief executive officer and in that role forged a close working relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Rosneft, a company that is critical to Russia’s oil-reliant economy. ...........
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-seeks-u-s-waiver-to-work-in-russia-despite-sanctions-1492620677
Electing trump to undo the sanctions isn't working out. Time for Plan B ....
What corruption in government? More like this is what corrupts governments.
Meanwhile, check this date:
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you CAN have your cake and eat it, too. 
In his "Buy American" speech, said no more waivers and exemptions -- but only to federal contracts. Boy, is this Russian mob Administration ethically and morally bankrupt and corrupt! No shame!
